Genre: Science Fiction Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about the science and technology of the future. It is important to note that science fiction has a relationship with the principles of science - these stories involve partially true, partially fictitious laws or theories of science. Stories should not be completely unbelievable, because they then venture into the fantasy genre. (http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson927/SciFiDefinition.pdf)
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Dune Herbert, Frank H4142.d Fiction Cellar
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Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family -- and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. (Amazon) Book 1 of 6 in the Dune Chronicles
The Stand King, Stephen K5876.sta Popular Fiction
Summary:
A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world’s population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. (Amazon)
Parable of the Sower Butler, Octavia B968.p Fiction Cellar
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When unattended environmental and economic crises lead to social chaos, not even gated communities are safe. In a night of fire and death Lauren Olamina, a minister's young daughter, loses her family and home and ventures out into the unprotected American landscape. But what begins as a flight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny... and the birth of a new faith. (Earthseed series)
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Ender’s Game Card, Orson Scott C1773.e Fiction Cellar Summary: Intense is the word for Ender's Game. Aliens have attacked Earth
twice and almost destroyed the human species. To make sure humans win the next encounter, the world government has taken to breeding military geniuses -- and then training them in the arts of war... The
early training, not surprisingly, takes the form of 'games'... Ender Wiggin is a genius among geniuses; he wins all the games... He is smart enough to know that time is running out. But is he smart enough to
save the planet? (Amazon) Neuromancer Gibson, William G3583.n Fiction Cellar Summary:
Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a
last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. (Amazon)
Brave New World Huxley, Aldous H98.br Fiction Cellar
Summary:
A towering classic of dystopian satire, BRAVE NEW WORLD is a brilliant and terrifying vision of a soulless society—and of one man who discovers the human costs of mindless conformity. Hundreds of years in the future, the World Controllers have created an ideal civilization. Its members,
shaped by genetic engineering and behavioral conditioning, are productive and content in roles they have been assigned at conception.
Hyperion Simmon, Dan S58943.h Fiction Cellar
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A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the first volume in a remarkable epic. On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. Book 1 of 4 in
the Hyperion Cantos Series Modern Science Fiction Title Author Call # Location______
Oryx and Crake Atwood, Margaret A891.o Popular Fiction Summary: Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a
compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his
best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. Book 1 of 3 in the MaddAddam Trilogy (Amazon.com)
Leviathan Wakes Corey, James C8114.l Fiction Cellar
Summary:
Two hundred years after migrating into space, mankind is in turmoil. When a reluctant ship's captain and washed-up detective find themselves involved in the case of a missing girl, what they discover brings our solar system to the brink of civil war, and exposes the greatest conspiracy in human history. Book 1 of 8 in the Expanse series. (Amazon.com)
The Fifth Season Jemisin, N.K. J3897.f Fiction Cellar
Summary:
The Broken Earth trilogy is set on a massive continent called the Stillness, in a far-future Earth wracked with periodic disasters known as Seasons. These Seasons aren’t just bad storms: they’re massive, apocalyptic events
that last for generations, reshaping the world and its inhabitants. Book 1 of 3 in the Broken Earth Trilogy. (theVerge.com)
Ancillary Justice Leckie, Ann L50426.a Fiction Cellar
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On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren- a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance. Book 1 of 3 in the Imperial Radch series. Title Author Call # Location
The Three-Body Problem Liu, Cixin L73734.t Fiction Cellar Summary:
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the
signal and plans to invade Earth. Book 1 of 3 in The Three-Body Problem Series. (Amazon.com) Anathem Stephenson, Neal S8359.a Fiction Cellar
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Anathem is perhaps the most brilliant literary invention to date from the incomparable Neal Stephenson. Now he imagines an alternate universe where scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians live in seclusion
behind ancient monastery walls until they are called back into the world
to deal with a crisis of astronomical proportions. (Amazon.com)
The Glasshouse Stross, Charles S9243.g Fiction Cellar
Summary:
When Robin wakes up in a clinic with most of his memories missing, it doesn’t take him long to discover that someone is trying to kill him. It’s the twenty-seventh century, when interstellar travel is by teleport gate
and conflicts are fought by network worms that censor refugees’ personalities—including Robin’s earlier self. (Amazon.com)
Artemis Weir, Andy W431784.a Fiction Cellar
Summary: Augmenting her limited income by smuggling contraband to survive on
the moon’s wealthy city of Artemis, Jazz agrees to commit what seems to be a perfect, lucrative crime only to find herself embroiled in a conspiracy for control of the city.