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1	Red Mars more books like this by Kim Stanley Robinson add to wishlist The first book in Robinson's much-lauded Mars series introduces the first 100 settlers on Mars. The debate commences among the scientists: original unique splendor of the red planet or Earth-like clone? Winner of the 1993 Nebula Award for Best Novel. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Years Best Science Fiction more books like this by Gardner Dozois add to wishlist This is the 16th anthology of contemporary science fiction, with writing from Greg Egan, Tanith Lee, Ian MacDonald, Robert Silverberg, Bruce Stanwick and a host of other luminaries of the sci-fi world. It also includes a summary of the year (1999) in media and a list of "honourable mentions". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time more books like this by Douglas Adams add to wishlist This posthumously published collection compiles a number of short writings by Adams, some fiction and some nonfiction, along with the title piece, an unfinished version of the the otherwise unpublished third volume in the Dirk Gently series. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide more books like this by Douglas Adams add to wishlist First, they try to knock his house down. Then, they blow up his planet. Can Arthur Dent's day get any worse? Well, yes. Join the dressing gown-clad Earthman and his companions--Betelgeusian reporter Ford Prefect; the former President of the Galaxy, two-headed Zaphod Beeblebrox; ex-astrophysicist Trillian; and Marvin the Paranoid Android--in a wild ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.99! \| first editions
5	Illustrated Man more books like this by Ray Bradbury add to wishlist A collection of 18 interconnected short stories by one of the acknowledged masters of science fiction, Ray Bradbury. Includes the classics "Zero Hour" and "Marionettes, Inc.", among others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Xenocide more books like this by Orson Scott Card add to wishlist In the third book in the Ender Wiggins series, Ender tangles with intergalactic politics when the Starways Congress tries to destroy the planet Lusitania after a deadly virus ravages the intelligent species living there. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Stars Like Dust more books like this by Isaac Asimov add to wishlist A story of galactic intrigue and adventure, this is the second novel of the Galactic Empire, the period between our own time and the universe of Asimov's "Foundation" series. Mankind has conquered space and moved toward the starry heart of the galaxy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Hyperion more books like this by Dan Simmons, M.D add to wishlist The first half of the Hyperion Cantos, this epic tells the tale of seven pilgrims who travel to the planet Hyperion to visit the Time Tombs, home of the Shrike, a possibly mythic creature which some fear and others worship. Along the way, each traveler tells of how they came to be on the pilgrimage. Winner of the 1990 Hugo Award. Followed by THE ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Rendezvous with Rama more books like this by Arthur Charles Clarke add to wishlist An investigative team goes into space to investigate a mysterious asteroid-like object hurtling toward the center of the solar system that proves to be a manufactured craft. Winner of the 1974 Hugo and the 1973 Nebula Awards. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Damia more books like this by Anne McCaffrey add to wishlist Damia, daughter of the Rowan, foresees an terrible invasion that threatens to destroy her world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke more books like this by Arthur Charles Clarke add to wishlist This massive volume collects nearly all of science fiction visionary Clarke's works of short fiction, including his Hugo Award winner "The Star," as well as his best known stories, "The Sentinel" and "The Nine Billion Names of God," and tons of other lesser known masterpieces. see all copies from $5.94! new only from $17.17! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America more books like this by Robert Silverberg (Editor) add to wishlist The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929-1964. This book contains twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $13.80! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	1984 more books like this by Nikki Moustaki, Nicole Moustaki add to wishlist George Orwell's celebrated 1948 vision of a world subsumed in tyranny and war describes the process of events by which Winston Smith, a London clerk at the Ministry of Truth, comes to understand the true nature and aims of the government he works for, and portrays his doomed attempt to create a private life for himself and his lover, Julia. One of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.13! \| SVS
14 view cover	Permutation city more books like this by Greg Egan add to wishlist The story of a man with a vision - immortality : for those who can afford it is found in cyberspace. Permutation city is the tale of a man with a vision - how to create immortality - and how that vision becomes something way beyond his control. Encompassing the lives and struggles of an artificial life junkie desperate to save her dying mother, a ... see all copies from $11.41! new only from $12.09! \| first editions
15 view cover	Powers That Be more books like this by Anne McCaffrey add to wishlist Retired due to lung damage incurred in the line of duty, Major Yanaba Maddock is asked to spy on her new friends and neighbors on a planet hiding many secrets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Sheep Look Up more books like this by John Brunner add to wishlist What about this overcrowded land, how much more abuse from man can she stand? In the world imagined by John Brunner, Mother Earth has borne all that she can. The proliferation of environmental pollutants has caused an increase in parasites and genetic mutations. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Sundiver more books like this by David Brin add to wishlist The first novel in David Brin's acclaimed "Uplift" series--and his debut novel--concerns colonization of other planets, space travel, and the notion that, sometimes perhaps, a little help (an "uplift") is needed to advance civilization. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Atrocity Exhibition more books like this by J. G. Ballard add to wishlist First published in 1970 and widely regarded as a prophetic masterpiece, this is a groundbreaking experimental novel by the acclaimed author of 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes', who has supplied explanatory notes for this new edition. The irrational, all-pervading violence of the modern world is the subject of this extraordinary tour de force. The ... see all copies from $6.86! new only from $9.43! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Fall of Hyperion more books like this by Dan Simmons add to wishlist The second half of the "Hyperion Cantos". While the universe teeters on the brink of interstellar war, a group of pilgrims--having reached the Time Tombs on the planet Hyperion--prepare for their eventual reckoning with the Shrike, a mythic creature also known as the God of Pain. The follow-up to "Hyperion", this novel was a finalist for both the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Black Genesis more books like this by L Ron Hubbard add to wishlist Volume two of L. Ron Hubbard's massive "Mission Earth" series follows the adventures of Jettero Heller as he tries to thwart the ever more convoluted plots of the alien Voltarian government to destroy the Earth as we know it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Rainbow and the Rose more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist When Johnny Pascoe attempts to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback his plane crashes leaving him dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, endeavours to fly a doctor in to help but this proves more difficult than he imagined. As he waits overnight at Pascoe's house in order to try again the next day Clarke revisits ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.37! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Snow White, Blood Red more books like this by Ellen Datlow (Editor), Terri Windling (Editor) add to wishlist Dark fairy tales for adults. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Diamond Age more books like this by Neal Stephenson add to wishlist Neo-Victorian and genius nanotechnologist John Percival Hackworth has created an interactive educational device, the Primer, for the granddaughter of one of the rich and powerful. He also has created an illicit copy of the device for his own daughter, but that copy is stolen from him and given to Nell, a child with no prospects for education or ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Freedoms Landing more books like this by Anne McCaffrey add to wishlist In this first installment of a new series, the Earth is attacked and enslaved by the powerful Catteni aliens. One brave young women escapes to live free in the jungle until her inevitable capture. She is then transported to another planet, where she works with other enslaved humans to set up another Catteni colony--and learns powerful Catteni ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Garden of Rama more books like this by Arthur Charles Clarke add to wishlist The three humans who were trapped when Rama blasted off acquire company when they embark on a procreative frenzy. Arriving at their destination with increased numbers, they realize that they have been acquired by "Nodal Intelligence" for observation and proceed to perform admirably, recreating Earth's society complete with all of its problems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS

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