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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 22, 2017
Here’s a ton of really intriguing novels to get your hands on this year if you're a science fiction and fantasy aficionado.
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Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2017

2017 has been a huge year for science fiction and fantasy literature as a whole. The Verge has compiled some great reads from debut authors, and the best names in the business closing out trilogies.

Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)

Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)

James S.A. Corey

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In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their...

Science fiction
Barbary Station

Barbary Station

R.E. Stearns

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Two engineers hijack a spaceship to join some space pirates—only to discover the pirates are...

Science fiction
The Stone in the Skull: The Lotus Kingdoms

The Stone in the Skull: The Lotus Kingdoms

Elizabeth Bear

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This first volume of a new Eternal Sky trilogy takes readers over the dangerous mountain passes of...

Fantasy
Provenance

Provenance

Ann Leckie

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Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C....

Science fiction
Autonomous: A Novel

Autonomous: A Novel

Annalee Newitz

7.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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When anything can be owned, how can we be free Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist...

Science fiction
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Alex Ross Perry recommended Videodrome (1983) in Movies (curated)

 
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
1983 | Horror, Sci-Fi
7.9 (14 Ratings)
Movie Favorite Watch

"On my mind a lot lately as our reality leaps closer and closer to science fiction from the decade I was born."

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Cattyana (39 KP) rated The Love Interest in Books

Aug 16, 2017  
The Love Interest
The Love Interest
Cale Dietrich | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
7
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
One of a kind science fiction plot (1 more)
LGBTQ plot well written
The ending was too rushed (1 more)
Need to know more about the organization and what happened to them at the end
Fiction YA lgbtQ love story
Contains spoilers, click to show
  
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Celia Buzek (1 KP) created a post

Jun 7, 2018  
Currently reading the Expanse series by James S.A. Corey. I recently became a science fiction/space novel fan, and I can’t put them down!
      
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Adam Savage recommended Snow Crash in Books (curated)

 
Snow Crash
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
8.4 (5 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"It's a tough call because I prefer other books of [this author]. But [this book] is so important within the history of science fiction"

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Irene M (130 KP) rated The Hot Zone in Books

Dec 7, 2018  
The Hot Zone
The Hot Zone
Richard Preston | 1994 | Health & Fitness
10
9.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
I always liked science based things and read this purely due to the Ebola theme. The science bits were well explained and the fact that this is a true story, yet reads as fiction, and could even happen again makes it a scarily good read.
  
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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Chappie (2015) in Movies

Jul 21, 2017  
Chappie (2015)
Chappie (2015)
2015 | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
6
7.3 (33 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Good CGI (0 more)
Boring at times (0 more)
A mediocre piece of science fiction
It’s starting to feel more and more like District 9 was a fluke on Neil Blomkamp’s part.
  
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Cyn Armistead (14 KP) rated Silent Blade (Kinsmen, #1) in Books

Mar 1, 2018  
SB
Silent Blade (Kinsmen, #1)
Ilona Andrews | 2009
6
5.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Meh. Much more romance than anything else. I like more weird in my fantasy, a whole lot more science in my science fiction. There's no reason at all this couldn't have been set in the modern day, and it fits the whole RWA formula to a tee.
  
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Booksnthreads (19 KP) rated The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in Books

Jun 4, 2018  
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams | 2017 | Children, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.5 (187 Ratings)
Book Rating
I recently reread this book and can say that it was much more enjoyable the first time when my reading and viewing was steeped in science fiction. I still really enjoyed reading it and love the tongue-in-cheek nods to science fiction.

I also had a greater appreciation for the political satire this time around; Zaphod Beeblebrox especially stood out as being much more relevant to me at this point in time.
  
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TacoDave (3496 KP) created a question about The Secret of Monkey Island in Video Games

Apr 1, 2020  
Question
Did you know that famed science fiction author Orson Scott Card ("Ender's Game") wrote dialogue for this and other Lucasarts adventure games? He specifically wrote the insults for the insult swordfights...