'Science Fiction'

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins

Katniss lives in a future North America where each of the districts has to send a teenage boy and girl every year to the Hunger Games, a survival game which only one teen can survive. When Katniss’s little sister is chosen, she volunteers to go in her place.

June 12th, 2009

The Adoration of Jenna Fox

The Adoration of Jenna Foxby Mary Pearson

After the accident, Jenna doesn’t remember much. Childhood videos and family memories only confuse her. What happened in the accident? What are her parents hiding? Who is Jenna Fox? A tale of suspense, relationships, and self-discovery set in the not-so-distant future.

February 27th, 2009

Little Brother

Little Brotherby Cory Doctorow

In the near future, the worst terrorist attack since 9/11 turns the United States into a technological police state in the name of security. Wrongfully suspected of helping the terrorists, hacker Marcus vows to bring down the entire system.

February 27th, 2009

The Years of Rice and Salt

The Years of Rice and Saltby Kim Stanley Robinson

An alternate take on history in which the world is dominated by Islam and Buddhism following the fall of Europe in the 14th century by the plague.

February 10th, 2009

Spin

Spinby Robert Charles Wilson

Tyler Bupree bounces between his childhood and years as a young man facing the impending end of the world and humanity’s only hope – the terra formation of Mars.

February 10th, 2009

The Road

The Roadby Cormac McCarthy

A father and son travel the lone road in this gripping and stark post-apocalyptic tale.

February 10th, 2009

Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognitionby William Gibson

By the master of cyberpunk, a woman is hired to track down the origins of mysterious internet videos that have obsessed some to search for patterns in their meaning.

February 10th, 2009

Ilium

Iliumby Dan Simmons

A scienc fiction epic which links together post-tech Earth, the terra formation of Mars, the development of sentient robots, and Homer’s Iliad.

February 10th, 2009

The Chronoliths

The Chronolithsby Robert Charles Wilson

The story of an out-of-work American software developer living in Thailand who is present for the appearance of the first of many chronoliths–huge structures sent from twenty years into the future to commemorate the military victories of an Asian tyrant.

February 10th, 2009

Blindsight

Blindsightby Peter Watts

A new spin on alien contact conducted by a team of entities from a future Earth which is both very different and all-too-similar.

February 10th, 2009

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