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Cryptonomicon

Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by Neal Stephenson intertwining World War II codebreaking with a 1990s tech startup in a s...

Wwii Crypto Techno Thriller Near Future

8.7 Great

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Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower is a 1993 dystopian science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that follows a young woman surviving...

Race Near Future Dystopia Butler

8.7 Great

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Nemesis Games

Written by James S. A. Corey and published in 2015, this fifth book in The Expanse series deals with a catastrophic atta...

Space Opera Thriller Sequel Corey

8.6 Great

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Gateway

Gateway is a 1977 science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl, winner of multiple major genre awards, about prospectors explo...

Classic Mystery Aliens Hugo Winner

8.5 Great

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The Demolished Man

The Demolished Man is a 1953 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester that won the inaugural Hugo Award for Best Novel and...

Classic Mystery Hugo Winner Bester

8.5 Great

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The Windup Girl

Published in 2009 by Paolo Bacigalupi, this biopunk science fiction novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for its dy...

Climate Biopunk Near Future Hugo Winner

8.5 Great

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Snow Crash

Snow Crash is a 1992 cyberpunk science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, notable for its early depiction of the metavers...

Virtual Reality Satire Cyberpunk Near Future

8.4 Great

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The Diamond Age

The Diamond Age is a 1995 science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson exploring nanotechnology, social class, and education...

Education Cyberpunk Nanotechnology Near Future

8.3 Great

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Klara and the Sun

Klara and the Sun is a 2021 science fiction novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, narrated by an artificial friend des...

AI Climate Literary Near Future

8.3 Great

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The Caves of Steel

The Caves of Steel is a 1954 science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov blending detective fiction with robotics in a futuris...

Classic Detective Mystery Robots

8.2 Great

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Recursion

Recursion is a 2019 science fiction thriller by Blake Crouch that examines the catastrophic consequences of a technology...

Time Travel Memory Thriller Near Future

8.0 Great

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Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition is a 2003 science fiction novel by William Gibson about a marketing consultant investigating mysteri...

Corporate Gibson Thriller Literary

7.9 Good

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The Space Between Worlds

The Space Between Worlds is a 2019 science fiction novel by Micaiah Johnson about multiverse travel limited to people wh...

Diversity Gray Thriller Near Future

7.7 Good

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Starter Villain

Starter Villain is a 2023 science fiction novel by John Scalzi in which an ordinary man inherits his estranged uncle's s...

Comedy Thriller Near Future Supervillain

7.5 Good

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The Chronoliths

The Chronoliths is a 2001 science fiction novel by Robert Charles Wilson that explores the appearance of giant monuments...

Time Travel Mystery Literary Near Future

7.4 Good

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Diplomatic Immunity

Diplomatic Immunity is a 2002 science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold that follows Miles Vorkosigan as he navigate...

Space Opera Mystery Thriller Bujold

7.4 Good

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Spook Country

Spook Country is a 2007 science fiction novel by William Gibson involving locative art, espionage, and a mysterious ship...

Corporate Gibson Thriller Sequel

7.1 Good

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Zero History

Zero History is a 2010 science fiction novel by William Gibson, completing the trilogy begun with Pattern Recognition, a...

Corporate Gibson Thriller Sequel

6.9 Fair

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The Spare Man

The Spare Man is a 2022 science fiction mystery novel by Mary Robinette Kowal set aboard an interplanetary cruise ship,...

Mystery Cozy Near Future Space Travel

6.8 Fair

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Artemis

Artemis is a 2017 science fiction novel by Andy Weir, following the author's debut The Martian, and centers on a heist p...

Hard SF Thriller Near Future Moon

6.7 Fair