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Ebook Eve of Redemption by Tom Mohan. Save Eve of Redemption for later. This may be the quintessential work of cyberpunk science fiction. A hacker is hired to take control of a virtual-reality network called the Matrix. Does that sound familiar? This book took on the topic of virtual reality way back in This thoughtful story explores what it means to be under rule of a foreign power and what peace is really worth.

In this novel, the world has been colonized by an alien race, The humans and this invading species have been coexisting peacefully for a century. Vonnegut explores the consequences of the bombing on Hiroshima to end WWII, but he does so in his own distinct way. This is not a book set during the actual events, but a story of a man named John who wishes to write a book about those events.

Imperialism and patriotism are taken to task in this biting commentary on the military-industrial complex of a future where citizenship is earned by military service. Multiple bug-like alien species band together to assault the human race. Earth is attacked and humans are violently torn limb from limb as they mount a counter attack, but who are the real invaders? This is an interesting take on a future human society that lives on both the earth and the moon. Libertarian ideology is explored in this story of a revolt from moon colonies against being ruled over by earth.

An alien invasion leads to decades of utopia on earth, but at what cost? This is another science fiction look at what may happen if the human species is confronted by a superior, more advanced species.

Buck Rogers was one of the first space-explorer heroes to capture the imagination of children and adults alike. The imaginative designs for creatures, spacecraft, technology and alien landscapes inspired generations of science-fiction comics, movies and literature. Matt Haig takes you on a journey to explore a library placed on the outskirts of the universe. Each book held on the shelves tells the story of an alternate reality or parallel universe.

The writers of those books are the ones responsible for what happens in their worlds. The book asks what you would do if you had the chance to view all of your decisions and how different moments changed you. Haig bases the story on Nora Seed, a woman given the chance to visit the Midnight Library and view her life in different universes. She discovers how her decisions affected her and have the chance to decide whether to stick with her life or step into a new world.

Haig will leave you wondering what you would do in her place. This entry may seem strange to science-fiction fans, but hear me out. Keep in mind that this list is for the best books and not just novels, therefore a comic-book could qualify.

This single issue introduced Superman to the world in This story about an alien with super-human powers was written by two teenagers from Cleveland, Ohio. This graphic novel is often cited as a turning point in the perception of comic books as serious literature.

This unique novel is a mix of science fiction, techno thriller and historical fiction. It deals with a group of WWII-era code breakers and a second group of decoders from the s. Historical figures from Winston Churchill to Ronald Reagan show up in this complex drama. Concepts such as digital-monetary systems and cryptography are explores in realistic detail. A father and his son must travel across a decimated America in this post apocalyptic tale.

The story is filled with the usual dangers of such a situation including roving bands of desperate thieves and marauders.

This is a story with a lot of heart that explores the power of love as well as the darker side of humanity. The Saga is actually a collection of novels that mix the genres of science fiction and fantasy. In this universe, there are humans and creatures of magic that can create rifts to connect distant planets.

This is both a science fiction story and a love story. It deals with a man who has an odd problem. He randomly jumps through time. His loving wife must learn to cope with his frequent disappearances and unpredictable reappearances throughout her linear timeline. This science fiction war novel follows the military career of a soldier named John Perry of the Colonial Defense Forces.

The novel is filled with great world building, creative technologies and a slew of interesting alien races. Matt Damon gained a new legion of fans and picked up several awards as the star of The Martian. Fans of the book used as the basis of the film along with anyone who loves reading about space exploration will want to pick up Project Hail Mary from the same author. Andy Weir tells the story of Ryland Grace who is the last man standing after his ship crashes.

When he wakes, he finds two corpses on his ship and no memories of his life. Grace is tasked with trying to remember where he came from and what he needs to do. Those who love stories that pull them deep into books will like this one. Weir does a good job of making you care about Grace and his mission while also keeping you guessing about the world around him. Just when you think you have it all figured out, he throws a new twist at you. Covering almost pages, Project Hail Mary will keep you entertained from start to finish.

The twin planets of Urras and Anarres have vastly different political and economic systems. One is a capitalist society that struggles with inequality. The main character is a scientist named Shevek who accidentally starts a revolution. Great science fiction novels often inspire movie adaptations. In this case, the Star Wars film franchise came first and inspired these novels.

Ray Bradbury is a true legend among science fiction authors. Common themes pop up in most of the stories such as human psychology and the sterile coldness of technology. This novel is an epic space opera. It deals with themes such as love, betrayal, human relationships and genocide.

Superhuman intelligence and variable physics are explores as well. Asimov shows up as the author on this list quite a few times. This is for good reason. He believed that science fiction can be combined with any other genre in literature. Here, Asimov combines science fiction with an old-fashioned detective story.

This book won both the Nebula and Hugo awards. Kivrin is a young lady who is studying past ages of humanity. She gets stuck in time at a particularly dark period and becomes an unlikely source of hope as her peers struggle to rescue her. This is a dark and unique tale of an eccentric scientist working on some unusual research.

The book takes place in the city of New Crobuzon which is built within the remains of an ancient beast. The scientist, Isaac, has an encounter with a bird-like alien that will change his life forever. Lewis is well known for his fantasy novels featuring a certain lion named Aslan. What is less known is that he also penned some fascinating science fiction. Upon journeying to Mars, Ransom finds out that Earth has been exiled from the rest of the solar system. Red Schuhart and his friend Kirill travel into the Zone to salvage things left behind by aliens.

A robust black market exists around these alien artifacts. Four different versions of one person from alternate dimensions meet in this witty science-fiction novel. This book is a classic among feminist literature and a fascinating piece of science fiction that delves into the concept of gender roles.

A woman in her 30s is able to communicate with the future. Connie can specifically connect to the year The warnings from the future have serious relevancy for today, but of course Connie is simply deemed insane by current-day society. This story is notable for its unique and realistic characters.

It is set on a vulnerable space station and during a war. Then, it creates a suspenseful story set in this well-designed world. This is another science-fiction work that deals with virtual reality. It was turned into a big-budget, special-effects extravaganza film directed by none other than Steven Spielberg.

The novel tells of a utopian virtual reality known as the Oasis. This book is known for its fun inclusion of a ton of pop-culture and video-game references. Unlike similar stories about human characters, the author wanted to tell a story from the point of view of an artificial intelligence being. Klara sits in a retail store and looks at all of the people who walk by on the street and those who come into the store with the hope that someday, one of them will choose her.

As the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Ishiguro knows how to pull readers into a story and keep them guessing about what will happen next. Klara keeps you wondering whether anyone will choose her and whether she will get the love she deserves. It might leave you questioning what love means and looking at the love in your life.

With more than pages, Klara and the Sun will keep you interested until the very end. A virus nearly wipes out an earth colony on the planet Jeep. Only a few women survive the ordeal. After generations of change and adaptation, the humans lose touch with the roots of their humanity, until some fellow Earthlings arrive on the planet.

When a proud alien race has its home planet destroyed, they must learn to coexist with another race on their new, adopted world. The task of preserving their race may come at the expense of losing their very culture and identity. There is often debate on what is the earliest work of science fiction. This book certainly has a strong case for it. Written in , this is the oldest work to make it on this list. This is a feminist masterpiece from a time when you would hardly expect such a thing.

A woman is stranded on another world and becomes its leader. She uses her new power to get rid of war and sexual discrimination. This novel is both science fiction and a police procedural. It takes the unique concept of two cities that actually occupy the same space, and it combines this with a good old murder mystery. Kaye Lang is a biologist with a disturbing theory.

She believes that long-gone diseases are coded into human DNA. Worse still is that they could potentially be brought back into the world to reek havoc on the human population. When a virus hunter discovers a new strain, she fears that her theory has become a reality. Time, space and physics are no longer making any sense after a mysterious disaster plagues the town of Bellona.

Two moons appear in the sky, buildings are damaged only to reappear intact and time is no longer consistent. This book contains 12 short stories that revolve around one central theme. In this sci-fi world, the human race has turned into the Human Galactic Empire. Throughout a hundred millennia, humans used four pillars of science to spread throughout the cosmos. However, the fifth science ended the flourishes empire for good!

Every story is unique. However, they all reflect the dangers and pitfalls of human ambition. This novel from the creator of Tarzan is one in a whole series about the hero named John Carter. Carter is a Civil War-era soldier who finds himself on Mars.

This novel is like a mix of a Sherlock Holmes mystery within a science-fiction setting. It features one of the bets twist ending on this list of books. Mike Erikson has unique gifts and is asked to travel across country to investigate a device discovered by DARPA scientists that can fold dimensions. This is a science-fiction thriller and detective story rolled into one. Shannon must come to terms with her past as she searches for a missing girl in this tale of time travel, mystery and military intrigue.

Charles Yu weaves a science-fiction story that explores the father and son relationship. It also deals with the themes of life, linear time, human memories and how we create an identity for ourselves. Kady awakes one morning with nothing on her mind besides her relationship with Ezra. That same day, the earth is invaded by aliens.

This book deals with war, large corporations and how they often profit from those wars with little thought about the consequences to the little guy caught in the middle. Detective stories and mysteries keep popping up in this list of science fiction.

This is yet another one that brilliantly blends the two genres. In a world preparing for an near-future asteroid impact on earth, a detective must work to solve a murder mystery.

The death has been officially ruled as a suicide, but the detective suspects foul play. Part of the old United States is now a militaristic republic, perpetually at war. June is a young genius from an elite, wealthy family.

She is being trained for military service in the republic. Her world is changed forever when she runs into Day, a young criminal who was born into poverty. This is someone who looks at trends in politics, culture and especially technology.

They then try to predict what the future may hold. To some degree, most science-fiction authors do this. This is a cautionary tale about the dependence people have on technology, especially being connected to the internet. In a future South Africa, a teacher realizes something is wrong with the kids she knows. They seem more caught up than usual with their online lives.

In the year , an Commonwealth is developed to connect multiple worlds. They span light years and are all connected via wormholes. When a distant star mysteriously vanishes, a ship is sent out to investigate the anomaly. Renata Ghali travels deep into the stars in search of a planet that is free of war and poverty. The planet was seen in a vision by Lee Suh-Mi. It may even hold the answers to the origin of earth and life on our planet.

This novel deals with the idea of keeping secrets and the consequences that can stem from it. Aliens discover an enormous object that is dubbed the artifact.

Everyone is apprehensive about encountering the race that could have built such a massive, technological wonder. Two humans and a band of exotic alien explorers seek out answers to this mystery in the fun adventure. Shikasta is also known as Colonized Planet 5. The book uses the structure of a history lesson filled with documents, research papers and journal entries to describe a planet that is actually the earth from the viewpoint of others.

A small girl named Rose is riding her bike when she falls down a shaft. The rescuers are met with an alarming discovery. She seems to be in the grasp of a giant metal hand. This is an intriguing thriller that will keep you engaged til the end. An odd band of Hollywood stars and actors roam the now-decimated Great Lakes region. This tale is set in the future after the collapse of civilization as we know it. The survivors are willing to risk everything for art and the human race.

The author of this science-fiction tale is a real-life scientist. This is perhaps why she is so good at creating realistic and fascinating alien species.

This is a story of an inter-species conflict set in a realistic, well-crafted fictional universe. The Confederation is a government of numerous alien worlds and species. While the Confederation has evolved past war and violent conflicts for themselves, they enlist the aid of humans to fight such battles for them as the entry fee for their Confederation citizenship.

It offers a riveting start to a more significant tale. Filled with iconic science fiction themes, the book delves into the possibilities of space colonization and what mysteries lie beyond our planet. In this story, the fictional United Nations of Earth set a ship out to colonize a nearby planet. This is not just a great story, but a great example of unique story telling.

The city of Veniss is explored through the eyes of three different characters. These vastly different people each have a unique voice and perspective on things. Interplanetary democracy keeps the peace among colonies. Meanwhile, advances in biomedical research and technology have extended human life expectancy by several decades.

While investigating a series of grisly murders, our main character uncovers a massive conspiracy that threatens the way of life for billions! This story plays out like a mystery thriller novel. Elements of action keep you on your toes as you continue to dive deeper into this futuristic tale. With artificial intelligence and human survival themes, this novel has plenty of captivating moments to keep you enthralled.

This book takes a realistic look at how a first contact with aliens might go down. This is a collection of science-fiction short stories from award-winning author, Ted Chiang.