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Fahrenheit 451 1267 reviews Ray Bradbury
Del Rey, 1987
Ominous reading
+ a very good book + Timely, thought-provoking, and still hopeful + A must experience + Had To Read For School
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Nova 21 reviews Samuel R. Delany
Vintage, 2002
Melville in the Future
+ Fantastic, complex, and compelling read! + Super
I have a feeling this is going to be my summer of Delany. I read Nova on the heels of his short story collection Aye, and Gomorrah and the virtues that I found in that collection are also to be found in this novel in spades. Delany writes with an attention to detail, prose and character that is ...
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Childhood's End 286 reviews Arthur C. Clarke
Del Rey, 1987
Wow
+ Moving Sci-Fi work + A feel-good doomsday scenario
This is an amazing, shocking book. Like 2001 the movie(and it's inspiration-Clarke's story "The Sentinel"), man encounters alien civilization in a way that is far more fascinating and original than the typical invasion story. I don't won't to say too much. That could ruin the story. This might ...
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I Will Fear No Evil 76 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Ace, 1987
Fear no evil
+ What a trip + Wonderful Author
"Fear No Evil" is a great book and a very enjoyeble read, I have long been a Heinlein fan. Wonderful!
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City 54 reviews Clifford D. Simak
Old Earth Books, 2004
Just as absorbing as the day it was written
+ THE SIMPLE WAY TO LITERARY GREATNESS + Emergence, intuited in the '50s!!! + Simak's Masterpiece
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From the Earth to the Moon 20 reviews Jules Verne
Aegypan, 2006
A Science Fiction Classic
+ And interesting ride... + A Good Read
Jules Verne, the father of science fiction, made several predictions
that came true in this book. The book is exciting from cover to cover.
It deserves more credit than it seems to be getting. It was written over
one hundred years ago. I would recommend this book to any science fiction
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Stranger in a Strange Land 538 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Ace, 1987
Mindblowing, if you can grok it.
+ Excelent Read...
This novel is an absolute masterpiece. As with any great Science Fiction [this is the rare hard fiction variety], paradigms dissolve to explore humanity, spirituality and other topics on levels normally taboo to mainstream minds. This novel may be read on a multitude of layers for those minds ...
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Friday 86 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Del Rey, 1997
Everything you could want in a book and more
+ Revisiting Friday + Heinlein, Sex, and a Pretty Cyborg
I came across the paperback version of this book in the $1 bin of a thrift store and was surprised I hadn't heard of it before. I thought this might have been a rare dud in his career, but thankfully, I was wrong. This could be considered a sequel to his novella "Gulf", and actually features ...
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The Martian Chronicles (The Grand Master Editions) 313 reviews Ray Bradbury
Spectra, 1984
A great indroduction to Bradbury's work.
+ Youthful Perspective + Classic Bradbury + Masterpiece
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Rendezvous with Rama 215 reviews Arthur C. Clarke
Spectra, 1990
No region on Earth left for safe celestial target practice
+ Wonderful Book + What could it be? + It would make a great movie!
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2001: A Space Odyssey 256 reviews Arthur C. Clarke
Roc, 2000
Where Did We Come From? Where Are We Going?
+ The book that started it all + space nerds unite + Much Better Than the Movie
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 240 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Orb Books, 1997
Distilled Libertarian Goodness
+ The moon is a harsh mistress + perfect + Pure Heinlein genius
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Fahrenheit 451 1267 reviews Ray Bradbury
Del Rey, 1987
Ominous reading
+ a very good book + Timely, thought-provoking, and still hopeful + A must experience + Had To Read For School
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From the Earth to the Moon 20 reviews Jules Verne
Aegypan, 2006
A Science Fiction Classic
+ And interesting ride... + A Good Read
Jules Verne, the father of science fiction, made several predictions
that came true in this book. The book is exciting from cover to cover.
It deserves more credit than it seems to be getting. It was written over
one hundred years ago. I would recommend this book to any science fiction
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I Will Fear No Evil 76 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Ace, 1987
Fear no evil
+ What a trip + Wonderful Author
"Fear No Evil" is a great book and a very enjoyeble read, I have long been a Heinlein fan. Wonderful!
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The Martian Chronicles (The Grand Master Editions) 313 reviews Ray Bradbury
Spectra, 1984
A great indroduction to Bradbury's work.
+ Youthful Perspective + Classic Bradbury + Masterpiece
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Friday 86 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Del Rey, 1997
Everything you could want in a book and more
+ Revisiting Friday + Heinlein, Sex, and a Pretty Cyborg
I came across the paperback version of this book in the $1 bin of a thrift store and was surprised I hadn't heard of it before. I thought this might have been a rare dud in his career, but thankfully, I was wrong. This could be considered a sequel to his novella "Gulf", and actually features ...
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City 54 reviews Clifford D. Simak
Old Earth Books, 2004
Just as absorbing as the day it was written
+ THE SIMPLE WAY TO LITERARY GREATNESS + Emergence, intuited in the '50s!!! + Simak's Masterpiece
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Stranger in a Strange Land 538 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Ace, 1987
Mindblowing, if you can grok it.
+ Excelent Read...
This novel is an absolute masterpiece. As with any great Science Fiction [this is the rare hard fiction variety], paradigms dissolve to explore humanity, spirituality and other topics on levels normally taboo to mainstream minds. This novel may be read on a multitude of layers for those minds ...
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 240 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Orb Books, 1997
Distilled Libertarian Goodness
+ The moon is a harsh mistress + perfect + Pure Heinlein genius
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