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Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson
Taking place in the "not-too-distant future" where a new virus known as Snowcrash can literally leap the gap between humans and computers, this cyberpunk novel is one of my favorites by Neal. Besides... how can you
resist a novel with a main character named Hiro Protagonist?
We own most of his work and recommend them all.
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His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman
Another series that gets thrust into "children's fiction" solely because the lead characters are children, this series is really about the battle between religion and science, culminating in an epic battle that comes from the same rich literary base of Tolkein, CS Lewis, and John Milton.
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Island in the Sea of Time by S.M.Stirling
One of my very favorite authors of time-travel and speculative fiction, Stirling also
manages to inject touches - or large dollops - of sadomasochism into his novels.
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The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
Anne Bishop creates a nicely realized fantasy world of magic and power, with a dark note of eroticism that should interest anyone who enjoys stories of female dominance.
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The Foundation Series, by Isaac Asimov
No self-respecting science fiction fan would be caught without the Foundation Trilogy on their bookshelves. The Foundation series takes place thousands of years in the future, in an apparently stable empire, so far in the future that no one remembers what planet humans originally came from. (Yes, Stars Wars borrowed
heavily from this book.)
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Dune by Frank Herbert
A brilliant science fiction series focused on a desolate world that is the heart of galactic-size political battles.
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The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective by Harlan Ellison
One of my favorite angry-yet-thoughtful writers, Ellison inspires me to write well and never dumb down my work.
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The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
A truly fabulous book.
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Roman Dusk by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
The ORIGINAL romantic vampire stories. |
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The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
I am a huge Babylon 5 fan, and I had to find out why Harlan Ellison insisted that JS name one of his main characters after this writer. Dark sci-fi in the manner of the 1950's. Highly recommended.
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