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Science Fiction Edited by Sharyn November Title Author Demons don't dream Anthony, Piers. Ravenor : the omnibus Abnett, Dan. Aces high edited by George R.R. Martin. The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001. Mostly harmless Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001. So long, and thanks for all the fish Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001. The restaurant at the end of the universe Adams, Douglas, 1952- Joyride Adams, Guy, 1976- Pitch dark Alameda, Courtney. The siege Alpert, Mark, 1961- Star wars : tales from Jabba's palace. Anderson, Kevin J., 1962- Landscape with invisible hand Anderson, M. T. The stars are also fire Anderson, Poul, 1926- The color of her panties Anthony, Piers. Esrever Anthony, Piers. Knot Gneiss Anthony, Piers. Luck of the draw Anthony, Piers. Question quest Anthony, Piers. Well-tempered clavicle Anthony, Piers. Xanth by two Anthony, Piers. Xone of contention Anthony, Piers. Opposition Armentrout, Jennifer L. The end of eternity Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Forward the foundation Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. I, robot Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. The naked sun. Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. The robots of dawn Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Second Foundation Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Foundation and empire Asimov, Isaac, 1920- Foundation's edge Asimov, Isaac, 1920- The heart goes last : a novel Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Blood of a thousand stars Belleza, Rhoda, Empress of a thousand skies Belleza, Rhoda, The stone house Benedict, A. K. Exodus Bertagna, Julie. Zenith Bertagna, Julie. The stars my destination : a novel Bester, Alfred. The swan riders Bow, Erin. Airhead Cabot, Meg. Honor among thieves Caine, Rachel. Rook Cameron, Sharon, 1970- Children of the mind Card, Orson Scott. Ender's game Card, Orson Scott. Ender's game Card, Orson Scott. Ender's shadow Card, Orson Scott. Invasive procedures Card, Orson Scott. Speaker for the dead Card, Orson Scott. Xenocide Card, Orson Scott. Little Carey, Edward, 1970- Michael Vey : the prisoner of cell 25 Evans, Richard Paul. A closed and common orbit Chambers, Becky, Betrayer Cherryh, C. J. Conspirator Cherryh, C. J. Deceiver Cherryh, C. J. Explorer Cherryh, C. J. Foreigner Cherryh, C. J. The Black God's Drums Clark, P. Djèlí. Childhood's end Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008. The roar Clayton, Emma. Things not seen Clements, Andrew, 1949- A conspiracy of stars Cole, Olivia A. Catching fire Collins, Suzanne. Crossed Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Matched Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Reached Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. The red badge of courage : an episode of the American Civil War Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. The Eyes of the Beholders A.C. Crispin. Timestorm Cross, Julie. The girl with the windup heart Cross, Kady, 1971- Mark Z. Danielewski's house of leaves Danielewski, Mark Z. Dreadnought Daniels, April (Young adult author) Q-squared David, Peter (Peter Allen) Spider-man David, Peter (Peter Allen) Stronger, faster, and more beautiful Dayton, Arwen. Dhalgren Delany, Samuel R. The replaced Derting, Kimberly. The taking Derting, Kimberly. Painting the black Deuker, Carl. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Dick, Philip K. Wolfling Dickson, Gordon R. The flood Dietz, William C. Renegade Driza, Debra. Infoquake Edelman, David Louis. The oceans between stars Emerson, Kevin. Enchantress from the stars Engdahl, Sylvia Louise. The disasters England, M. K. Michael Vey : battle of the Ampere Evans, Richard Paul. Michael Vey. Fall of Hades : book six of seven Evans, Richard Paul. Michael Vey. Fall of Hades : book six of seven Evans, Richard Paul. Michael Vey. Hunt for Jade Dragon Evans, Richard Paul. Michael Vey : rise of the Elgen Evans, Richard Paul. Michael Vey : rise of the Elgen Evans, Richard Paul. Michael Vey. Storm of lightning Evans, Richard Paul. Michael Vey. The final spark Evans, Richard Paul. Michael Vey : the prisoner of cell 25 Evans, Richard Paul. One second after Forstchen, William R. The chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- Rules of the game : an Endgame novel Frey, James, 1969- Interworld Gaiman, Neil. The silver dream Gaiman, Neil. I.O. Rising : Espionage in the Twenty-Third Century Gale, Eric. Idoru Gibson, William, 1948- Neuromancer Gibson, William, 1948- What she does next will astound you Goss, James, 1974- Rebels of Eden : a novel Graceffa, Joey, 1991- BZRK Grant, Michael, 1954- Fear Grant, Michael, 1954- Gone Grant, Michael, 1954- Lies Grant, Michael, 1954- Light Grant, Michael, 1954- Monster Grant, Michael, 1954- Plague : a Gone novel Grant, Michael, 1954- Villain Grant, Michael, 1954- Invictus Graudin, Ryan. Defy the fates Gray, Claudia. Defy the stars Gray, Claudia, Defy the worlds Gray, Claudia. Star Wars. Lost stars Gray, Claudia. Ten thousand skies above you : a Firebird novel Gray, Claudia. A thousand pieces of you Gray, Claudia. Among the betrayed Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the brave Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the impostors Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Redeemed Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Revealed Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Risked Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Sabotaged Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Sent Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Torn Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Terminator 3 : rise of the machines : a novel Hagberg, David. Dr. Franklin's island Halam, Ann. The forever war Haldeman, Joe W. Starship troopers Heinlein, Robert A. (Robert Anson), 1907-1988. Stranger in a strange land Heinlein, Robert A. (Robert Anson), 1907-1988. Chapterhouse, Dune Herbert, Frank. Children of Dune Herbert, Frank. Dune Herbert, Frank. Dune messiah Herbert, Frank. God Emperor of Dune Herbert, Frank. Erasing time Hill, C.J. Weather eye Howarth, Lesley. The rains Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew. The apocalypse of Elena Mendoza Hutchinson, Shaun David, At the edge of the universe Hutchinson, Shaun David. We are the ants Hutchinson, Shaun David, Never let me go Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- The ark Jeapes, Ben. Abandon : a Possession novel Johnson, Elana. Possession Johnson, Elana. Surrender : a possession novel Johnson, Elana. Awaken Kacvinsky, Katie. Aurora rising Kaufman, Amie. Gemina. Kaufman, Amie. Illuminae Kaufman, Amie, Firestorm Klass, David. Crossfire Kress, Nancy. Alienated Landers, Melissa. Invaded Landers, Melissa. Star split Lasky, Kathryn. The patchwork people Lawrence, Louise, 1943- The dispossessed : a novel Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929- The left hand of darkness Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929- Alien : out of the shadows Lebbon, Tim, Exo Lee, Fonda. Ninefox gambit Lee, Yoon Ha, 1979- Solaris Lem, Stanisław. Death's end Liu, Cixin, Adaptation Lo, Malinda. The fall of five Lore, Pittacus. I am number four Lore, Pittacus. The power of Six Lore, Pittacus. The rise of nine Lore, Pittacus. United as one Lore, Pittacus. Champion Lu, Marie, 1984- Legend Lu, Marie, 1984- Prodigy : a Legend novel Lu, Marie, 1984- Warcross Lu, Marie, 1984- Warcross Lu, Marie, 1984- Star wars : labyrinth of evil Luceno, James. Shadow boxer Lynch, Chris. Flesh & bone Maberry, Jonathan. I feel like the Morning Star Maguire, Gregory. The lost girl Mandanna, Sangu. The forgotten locket : a novel Mangum, Lisa. The golden spiral : a novel Mangum, Lisa. The hourglass door : a novel Mangum, Lisa. Wild cards I edited by George R.R. Martin. Tracked Martin, Jenny, 1975- Dragonflight McCaffrey, Anne. Odyssey McDevitt, Jack. The lighthouse land McKinty, Adrian. #MurderFunding McNeil, Gretchen. #MurderTrending McNeil, Gretchen. Change places with me Metzger, Lois. Cinder Meyer, Marissa. Cress Meyer, Marissa, Fairest : Levana's story Meyer, Marissa. Scarlet Meyer, Marissa. Stars above : a Lunar Chronicles collection Meyer, Marissa. Winter Meyer, Marissa. The host : a novel Meyer, Stephenie, 1973- Perdido Street Station Miéville, China. A canticle for Leibowitz Miller, Walter M., 1923- The speed of dark Moon, Elizabeth. Run Moore, James A. (James Arthur), 1965- Altered carbon Morgan, Richard K., 1965- The Ask and the Answer Ness, Patrick, 1971- Sleeping giants Neuvel, Sylvain, 1973- Ringworld Niven, Larry. Z for Zachariah O'Brien, Robert C. Rebel Seoul Oh, Axie, Rogue heart Oh, Axie, Do you dream of Terra-Two? Oh, Temi. The rook : a novel O'Malley, Daniel. War girls Onyebuchi, Tochi, Too like the lightning Palmer, Ada, Fang Patterson, James, 1947- The final warning Patterson, James, 1947- The Transall saga Paulsen, Gary. Fox forever Pearson, Mary (Mary E.) The Fox inheritance Pearson, Mary (Mary E.) The last book in the universe Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman) Alanna : the first adventure Pierce, Tamora. Ruse Pon, Cindy, 1973- Heart of iron Poston, Ashley. Soul of stars Poston, Ashley, Eternity's wheel Reaves, Michael. Star wars : Darth Maul, shadow hunter Reaves, Michael. Fever Crumb Reeve, Philip. A web of air Reeve, Philip. Nemesis Reichs, Brendan. Code Reichs, Kathy. Exposure Reichs, Kathy. Seizure Reichs, Kathy. Terminal Reichs, Kathy. Trace evidence : a Virals short story collection Reichs, Kathy. Year zero : a novel Reid, Robert, 1965- Kirinyaga : a fable of utopia Resnick, Mike. Across the universe Revis, Beth. A million suns Revis, Beth. Shades of Earth Revis, Beth. I hope you get this message Rishi, Farah Naz. The fates divide Roth, Veronica. Grendel : past prime Rucka, Greg. Altered Rush, Jennifer (Jennifer Marie), 1983- Erased Rush, Jennifer (Jennifer Marie), 1983- The sparrow Russell, Mary Doria, 1950- The Shadow Society Rutkoski, Marie. Vector prime Salvatore, R. A., 1959- Legion : the many lives of Stephen Leeds Sanderson, Brandon. Skyward Sanderson, Brandon. Starsight Sanderson, Brandon. Anna and the Swallow Man Savit, Gavriel. Lock in Scalzi, John, 1969- Old man's war Scalzi, John, 1969- The ghosts of heaven Sedgwick, Marcus. Light at the bottom of
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