Science Fiction
The Long Earth
Terry Pratchett
SCIENCE FICTION Pratchet Terry
Science Fiction
The Silence was very faint here. Almost drowned out by the sounds of the mundane world. Did people in this polished building understand how noisy it was? The roar of air conditioners and computer fans, the susurration of many voices heard but not decipherable.... This was the office of the transEarth Institute, an arm of the Black Corporation. The faceless office, all plasterboard and chrome, was dominated by a huge logo, a chesspiece knight. This wasn't Joshua's world. None of it was his world. In fact, when you got right down to it, he didn't have a world; he had all of them.
The man in the high castle
Philip K Dick
SCIENCE FICTION Dick, Philip K.
Science Fiction
"It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco the I Ching is as coommon as the Yellow Pages. All because some 20 years earlier the United States lost a war and is now occupied jointly by Nazi Germany and Japan." -- Back cover.
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Earth abides
George Rippey Stewart
SCIENCE FICTION Stewart, George Rippey
Science Fiction
When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into barbarism . . . or extinction. This is the story of one such survivor, Isherwood “Ish” Williams, an intellectual loner who embraces the grim duty of bearing witness to what may be humanity’s final days. But then he finds Em, a wise and courageous woman who coaxes his stunned heart back to life and teaches him to hope again. Together, they will face unimaginable challenges as they sow the seeds of a new beginning.
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An easy death
Charlaine Harris
SCIENCE FICTION Harris Charlain
Science Fiction
"Set in a fractured United States, in the southwestern country now known as Texoma. A world where magic is acknowledged but mistrusted, especially by a young gunslinger named Lizbeth Rose. Battered by a run across the border to Mexico Lizbeth Rose takes a job offer from a pair of Russian wizards to be their local guide and gunnie. For the wizards, Gunnie Rose has already acquired a fearsome reputation and they're at a desperate crossroad, even if they won't admit it. They're searching through the small border towns near Mexico, trying to locate a low-level magic practitioner, Oleg Karkarov. The wizards believe Oleg is a direct descendant of Grigori Rasputin, and that Oleg's blood can save the young tsar's life..."--
Book 1 of The Gunnie Rose series -Beth
The calculating stars
Mary Robinette Kowal
SCIENCE FICTION Kowal Mary
Science Fiction
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition's attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn't take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can't go into space, too. Elma's drive to become the first Lady Astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her.
Book #1 of The Lady Astronaut series -Beth
How few remain
Harry Turtledove
SCIENCE FICTION Turtledove, Harry
Science Fiction
1881: A generation after the South won the Civil War, America writhed once more in the bloody throes of battle. Furious over the annexation of key Mexican territory, the United States declared total war against the Confederate States of America once again. But this was a new kind of war, fought on a lawless frontier where the blue and gray battled not only each other but the Apache, the outlaw, the French, and the English. As Confederate General Stonewall Jackson again demonstrated his military expertise, the North struggled to find a leader who could prove his equal. In the Second War Between the States, the times, the stakes, and the battle lines had changed--and so would history...
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Stardust
Neil Gaiman
SCIENCE FICTION Gaiman, Neil
Science Fiction
Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall—named after the imposing stone barrier which separates the town from a grassy meadow. Here, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and for the coveted prize of her hand, Tristran vows to retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. It is an oath that sends him over the ancient wall and into a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining...
Matthew Vaughn directed the 2007 film version which starred Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller. -Beth
Blade runner : (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep)
Philip K Dick
SCIENCE FICTION Dick, Philip K.
Science Fiction
First published in 1968, the novel is set in a post-apocalyptic San Francisco, where Earth's life has been greatly damaged by a nuclear global war, leaving most animal species endangered or extinct. The main plot follows Rick Deckard, a bounty hunter who is tasked with "retiring" (i.e. killing) six escaped Nexus-6 model androids, while a secondary plot follows John Isidore, a man of sub-par IQ who aids the fugitive androids. Originally set in In 1992, which was changed in latter editions to 2021.
Became the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young. -Beth
We can remember it for you wholesale : and other classic stories
Philip K Dick
SCIENCE FICTION Dick, Philip K.
Science Fiction
"This collection draws from the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction (including several previously unpublished stories) during the years 1952-1955..." Contains: The cookie lady -- Beyond the door -- Prominent author -- We can remember it for you wholesale -- Jon's world -- The cosmic poachers -- Progeny -- Some kinds of life -- Martians come in clouds -- The commuter -- The world she wanted -- A surface raid -- Project : Earth -- The trouble with bubbles -- Breakfast at twilight -- A present for Pat -- The hood maker -- Of withered apples -- Human is -- Adjustment team -- The impossible planet -- Imposter -- James P. Crow -- Planet for transients -- Small town -- Souvenir -- Survey team.
The novella "We can remember if for you wholesale" became the 1990 Paul Verhoeven film Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone and Michael Ironside. -Beth
The collected stories of Philip K. Dick. Vol. 1 : the King of the Elves [1947-1952]
Philip K Dick
SCIENCE FICTION Dick, Philip K.
Science Fiction
This generous collection contains 22 stories and novellas by Dick, one of the seminal figures of 20th century science fiction. They provide an ideal introduction to one of the most singular imaginations of the modern era. Contains: Stability -- Menace react -- Roog -- The little movement -- Beyond lies the wub -- The gun -- The skull -- The defenders -- Mr. Spaceship -- Piper in the woods -- The infinites -- The preserving machine -- Expendable -- The variable man -- The indefatigable frog -- The crystal crypt -- The short happy life of the brown Oxford -- The builder -- Meddler -- Paycheck -- The great C -- Out in the garden -- The king of the elves -- Colony -- Prize ship -- Nanny.
The novella Paycheck became the 2003 John Woo film Paycheck starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart and Uma Thurman. -Beth
Book 1 of The Long Earth series Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. -Beth