swap_horiz More Than Human Alternatives

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Hyperion

Hyperion is a 1989 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, structured after The Canterbury Tales, following seven pilgrims...

Space Opera Classic Literary Pilgrimage

9.3 Excellent

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The Martian Chronicles

A collection of interconnected science fiction novellas by Ray Bradbury, expertly narrated for a captivating listening e...

Classic Literature Adaptation Science Fiction

9.2 Excellent

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A Canticle for Leibowitz

This 1959 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller Jr. won a Hugo Award and explores Catholic monastic...

Classic Religion Hugo Winner Post Apocalypse

9.1 Excellent

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Roadside Picnic

Roadside Picnic is a 1972 Soviet science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky about the aftermath of an alien vi...

Russian Classic Zone Aliens

9.1 Excellent

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Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon is a 1966 science fiction novel by Daniel Keyes about a man whose intelligence is dramatically incr...

Classic Literary Intelligence Social SF

9.0 Excellent

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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a 1966 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a lunar colony's revolt against...

Classic AI Libertarian Revolution

8.9 Great

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The Forever War

The Forever War is a 1974 military science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman depicting a soldier's experience in an interste...

Classic Military SF Haldeman Time Dilation

8.8 Great

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Ubik

Ubik is a 1969 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick blending reality distortion and corporate dystopia in a surreal n...

Classic Paranoia Reality Dick

8.7 Great

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The Stars My Destination

The Stars My Destination is a 1956 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester noted for its revenge plot and its influence o...

Classic Revenge Noir Bester

8.7 Great

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a 1968 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick exploring empathy and artificiali...

Android Classic Empathy Dystopia

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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Lord of Light

Lord of Light is a 1967 science fiction novel by Roger Zelazny that won the Hugo Award and features colonists on a plane...

Classic Hinduism Hugo Winner Zelazny

8.5 Great

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The Lathe of Heaven

The Lathe of Heaven is a 1971 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin about a man whose dreams alter reality, adapted...

Classic Reality Dreams Social SF

8.5 Great

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Rendezvous with Rama

Rendezvous with Rama is a 1973 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke about humanity's encounter with a mysterious al...

Classic Hard SF Space Exploration First Contact

8.3 Great

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Ringworld

Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven about explorers investigating a massive artificial ring-shaped...

Classic Hard SF Hugo Winner Niven

8.3 Great

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The Mote in God's Eye

The Mote in God's Eye is a 1974 science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle detailing humanity's first cont...

Classic Hard SF First Contact Niven

8.3 Great

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Stranger in a Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a human raised on Mars who transf...

Classic Satire Aliens Heinlein

8.1 Great

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Protector

Protector is a 1973 science fiction novel by Larry Niven set in his Known Space universe, exploring the life cycle of th...

Classic Evolution Hard SF Niven

7.6 Good

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Brain Wave

Brain Wave is a 1954 science fiction novel by Poul Anderson exploring the consequences of Earth moving out of a region o...

Classic Evolution Hard SF Intelligence

7.3 Good