Good Reads - Science Fiction

Good Reads

Science Fiction

The following books can be found in the Fiction collection, shelved by the first three letters of the author's last name, e.g., F BAR .

Adams, Douglass. HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.

The insanely funny, satiric best-seller about the end of the world and the days that follow it.

Anderson, Kevin J. Hopscotch.

For a fee, Eduard Swan will swap bodies with people in distress so he will face discomfort in their place, but when the most powerful man in the world refuses to return Eduard's body, he must find a way to steal back his life.

Anderson, Matthew T. Feed.

In the future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.

Armstrong, Jennifer. The kindling.

(Fire-Us, bk. 1) In 2007, a small band of children have joined together in a Florida town, trying to survive in a world where it seems that all the adults have been killed off by a catastrophic virus.

___________. The keepers of the flame.

(Fire-Us, bk. 2) After a virus destroys most of the world's adult population, a group of children discover a colony of adult survivors but soon find that they are not as friendly as they appear.

___________. The kiln.

(Fire-Us, bk 3) After a virus destroys most of the world's adult population, a band of children travels in search of an explanation for the dark mystery that forms the heart of their existence.

Asimov, Isaac. CAVES OF STEEL.

Science fiction suspense as a robot named R. Daneel Olivaw investigates the murder of Spacetown's leading scientist.

Banks, Iain M. EXCESSION.

A strange artifact from another dimension appears in the depths of space, and the sprawling, fractious civilizations of our galaxy scheme against one another to gain control of the mysterious "excellion."

Baxter, Stephen. Evolution : a novel.

A generation from today, a group of concerned scientists discuss the ceaseless expansion of human civilization that has triggered an urgent environmental crisis that must be solved now if the Earth is to survive as a place hospitable to human life.

Bear, Greg. Darwin's children.

Scientists Kaye Lang and Mitch Rafelson, parents of Stella, a genetically-enhanced child born as a result of mutations in the human genome caused by the SHEVA virus, lose the struggle to keep their daughter safe from a repressive government that wants to control the virus children by isolating them from the general population.

Bova, Ben. MARS.

Told from the viewpoint of a Native American geologist, this is the story about the first human landing on Mars.

Bradbury, Ray. FAHRENHEIT 451.

Orwellian-like fantasy about a society in which all books must be burned.

Broderick, Damien. Transcension.

Amanda, a brilliant violinist and mathematician, teams up with Mathewmark in an attempt to rebel against their strict, utilitarian society.

Brooks, Terry. RUNNING WITH THE DEMON.

Small town America becomes the proving ground in an epic battle between the forces of good and evil.

Card, Scott Orson. Ender's game

Ender, who is the result of genetic experimentation, may be the military genius Earth needs in its war against an alien enemy.

__________. CHILDREN OF THE MIND.

The humans on planet Lusitania must save the computer system that's going to help them if they want to be saved themselves.

___________. Speaker for the dead

As a sequel to "Ender's Game", when a second alien race is discovered and humans are dying, Ender Wiggin must solve the mystery.

___________. Shadow puppets.

Peter Wiggin, leader of the worldwide government in the aftermath of the victory over the alien Formics, makes a tactical error when he arranges for the rescue of his archenemy Achilles who is being held by the Chinese, only to learn Achilles is insane and determined to kill Bean, the genetic anomaly who served as second-in-command during the conflict.

Child, Lincoln. Utopia : a novel.

The computerized infrastructure of Utopia, the world's most popular and technologically advanced theme park, is overtaken by mercenaries, and Andrew Warne, the computer engineer who designed the park's robotics, becomes the best chance for its thousands of visitors--including Warne's daughter--to survive.

Clarke, Arthur C. 3001: THE FINAL ODYSSEY.

The grand finale of the legendary series begun in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

Clarke, Arthur D. CHILDHOOD'S END.

Science fiction novel dealing with the next step in the evolution of man.

Collins, Max Allan. Before the dawn.

In 2019 Max, a stunning beautiful, genetically altered super-soldier who has joined a gang of thieves, confronts one of the people who escaped with her.

Cricton, Michael. ANDROMEDA STRAIN.

Five-day history of a major American scientific crisis.

Dietz, William C. Halo : the flood. (Halo, bk. 2)

Dillard, J. M. Surak's soul.

After being forced to kill in self-defense and determined to be true to her heritage, T'Pol forswears violence, and informs the captain that never again will she kill.

Doherty, Robert. Area 51 : Nosferatu.

Brings readers back to the beginning of the series to uncover the dark secrets of alien history.

DuPrau, Jeanne. The city of Ember.

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

Fabi, Mark. WYRM.

A computer virus hunter is drawn into the struggle against an artificial intelligence who believes that it is Satan.

Farmer, Nancy. The house of the scorpion.

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 140-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

_________. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm : a novel.

In 2194 Zimbabwe, General Matskia's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.

Fuller, Kimberly. HOME.

Having escaped extermination when ruthless invaders colonized his planet, a space traveler wanders for many years and then returns to claim his world, changing the lives of 17-year-old Maran and her friends.

Gardner, James Alan. Trapped.

In the 25th century, the least regarded - and least observed - world under the iron rule of the all-seeing, all-powerful League of Peoples is an insignificant little backwater planet...called Earth.

Gemmell, David. Echoes of the great song.

When two moons appear in the sky, and the ruthless armies of he Crystal Queen swarm across the land, The immortal Avatars unite with their subjects to protect their universe.

Golden, Christopher and Sniegoski, Tom. Force majeure.

Twenty-year-old Shane Monroe, working on a major research project for a brain trust, devises a means of replicating a tornado, but things turn ugly when he realizes the organization wants to use his discovery as a weapon.

Goodman, Alison. Singing the Dogstar blues.

In a future Australia, the saucy eighteen-year-old daughter of a famous newscaster and a sperm donor teams up with a hermaphrodite from the planet Choria in a time travel adventure that may significantly change both of their lives.

Heinlein, Robert A. DUNE.

Dune - planet of harsh deserts. Dune - where water is more precious than jewels. Dune - home of the prophesied Messiah.

Jeapes, Ben. The xenocide mission.

In a far-distant solar system, Lieutenant Joel Gilmore and his space observation team are suddenly attacked by the very aliens they were sent to watch.

Jensen, Jane. Dante's equation.

Rabbi Aharon Handalman has uncovered a man's name, hidden in the Bible, and begins an investigations, which leads him to what may be the most important lost work in human history.

Jones, Diana Wynne. The time of the ghost.

A ghost, uncertain of her identity, watches the four Melford sisters hatch a plan to get their parents' attention and slowly becomes aware of the danger from a supernatural power unleashed by the girls and their friends from the boys boarding school run by the Melfords.

Kress, Nancy. BEGGAR'S RIDE.

On 22nd century Earth, genetically modified humans are the norm, but their society is changing faster than they can adapt.

Lawrence, Louise. DREAM WEAVER.

Using her psychic talents, an apprentice dream-weaver learns that human colonists aboard a spaceship plan to settle on her peaceful planet.

Le Guin, Ursula K. LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS.

Into the world of Winter, where all the people are the same sex, steps a lone Earth man in search of survival.

Lewis, C. S. OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET.

Volume one of the renowned space trilogy which uses techniques of science and fantasy to point up earthly morals.

Mangels, Andy. Skeletons in the closet.

Liz notices a woman who looks like an older version of Tess, which makes Max and Isabel curious about their own human templates.

McCaffrey, Anne. CRYSTAL LINE.

Kallashandra Ree's memory is gradually destroyed when she becomes a crystal singer in a mysterious guild.

Miller, Walter M., Jr. CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ.

Science fiction relates past history to the future of man.

Nix, Garth. Sabriel

Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.

_______. Lirael : daughter of the Clayr

Sequel to Sabriel. When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long-buried evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies.

Nylund, Eric S. First strike.

(Halo, bk 1) Interstellar heroes race to save Earth from a devastating alien invasion.

___________. The Fall of Reach.(Halo, bk. 3)

Odom, Mel. Shades.

Now that their best chance for returning to the home planet has left without them, the aliens must adjust to a more permanent existence on earth.

Orwell, George. 1984.

Eternal warfare, the price of bleak prosperity, in satire of totalitarian barbarism.

Patterson, James. The lake house : a novel.

Out in the world for the first time since escaping horrifying government experiments, six children make their way toward the Lake House in the hope of being reunited with Kit and Frannie, a couple who once saved their lives.

Peck, Richard. GREAT INTERACTIVE DREAM MACHINE: ANOTHER ADVENTURE IN CYBERSPACE.

Josh is unwillingly drawn into the computer experiments of his friend and classmate, Aaron, and the two find themselves uncontrollably transported through space and time.

Pohl, Frederick. OTHER END OF TIME.

On 21st century Earth, the National Bureau of Investigation sends Dan Dannerman to spy on his cousin, Pat Adcock, director of the Dannerman Astrophysical Observatory.

Price, Susan. The Sterkarm handshake

Having traveled to a sixteenth century border clan in England through a tunnel created by a twenty-first century company, Andrea must decide in which era she will live.

Reeve, Philip. Mortal engines : a novel.

In the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, a 15-year-old apprentice is pushed out of London by the man he most admires and must seek answers in the perilous Out-Country, aided by one girl and the memory of another.

Rollins, James. Amazonia.

When the lone survivor of a scientific expedition into the Amazon stumbles out of the jungle to die mysteriously in a small village--a man who had only one arm when he went in but two when he came out--the government asks Nathan Rand, the son of the expedition's leader, to try and retrace his father's footsteps and discover what happened.

Rubinstein, Gillian. GALAX-ARENA.

Riveting psychological thriller about three siblings supposedly abducted by aliens when it is really a corporate conspiracy searching for eternal youth.

Ryan, Kevin. Rosewell : a new beginning.

As Max, Michael and the others pile into their van to leave Rosewell behind as they wonder what the future holds.

_________. Rosewell : nightscape.

After having an encounter with the Special Unit while traveling through Washington state, the group finds a spooky old mansion to hide in for the night. During their stay the group encounters an evil from their past.

_________ Rosewell: pursuit.

The FBI has now tracked the group via their e-mail and is hot on their trail. Meanwhile, in New York City three alien Dupes are captured by the police.

_________. Rosewell: Turnabout.

The friends decide to split up in the hope of averting the events of Liz's vision; half go to Los Angeles to free FBI captives,while half go to Chicago to enlist Jesse Ramirez's legal assistance.

Sagan, Carl. CONTACT.

in 1999, a multi-national team journeys to the stars.

Sagan, Nick. Idlewild.

A young man awakens with no memory of who he is or where he is from, only the knowledge that someone is trying to kill him, and as he tries to uncover the truth about his past and the identity of his stalker, he learns that far more than his life is at stake if the truth were to come out.

Schroeder, Karl. Permanence.

Young Rue Cassels, fleeing her violent half-brother and her life in the Cycler Compact, a civilization based around remote brown dwarf stars, becomes the center of intergalactic politics and high intrigue when she discovers and stakes a legal claim to an abandoned alien starship.

Shatner, William. Shadow planet : quest for tomorrow.

Jim Endicott must discover who is secretly scheming against humans and their expansion to the stars.

Shusterman, Neal. DARK SIDE OF NOWHERE.

Jason's normal life changes when he discovers that he, his closest friends, and their parents are aliens from a distant planet.

Skurzynski, Gloria. The Virtual war

In a future world where global contamination has necessitated limited human contact, three young people with unique genetically engineered abilities are teamed up to wage a war in virtual reality.

_____________. The clones.

Having won the Virtual War for the Western Hemisphere Federation, 15 year old Corgan finds himself raising a clone of the young mutant genius who helped him win before dying.

Sleator, William. DUPLICATE.

16-year-old David, finding a strange machine that creates replicas of living organisms, duplicates himself and suffers the horrible consequences when the duplicate turns against him.

Sleator, William. Parasite Pig.

Sixteen-year-old Barney, infected by an alien parasite, and his friend Katie are taken to the planet J'koot by extraterrestrials intent on playing the dangerous game known as Interstellar Pig.

Spencer, Wen. Bitter waters.

Ukiah Oregon has alien-enhanced abilities which are put to the test when police request his assistance in tracking a missing boy whose disappearance may be linked to a series of kidnappings.

__________. Tainted trail.

Ukiah Oregon, a young man with accelerated senses who was raised by wolves, domesticated by two women, and trained as a tracker by a private investigator, is hired to locate a missing hiker in Umatilla National Park, but the case soon turns dangerous when someone tries to kill him.

Stevermer, Caroline. RIVER RATS.

A rousing post apocalyptic adventure novel about a teenage rock band on a paddle boat on the Mississippi River.

Stewart, Geroge R. EARTH ABIDES.

The unforgettable story about the aftermath of a catastrophe that has wiped out almost the entire population of America.

Stover, Matthew Woodring. Traitor.

(Star Wars) After the capture of Coruscant, the mighty heart of the New Republic, a stunned galaxy fears that nothing can stop the Yuuzhan Vong.

Thomas, Amy. COLOR OF DISTANCE.

Fast paced, suspenseful science fiction presenting intelligent sentient life different from our own.

Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir apparent.

While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators have damaged the equipment to which she is connected, and she must win the game quickly or be damaged herself.

Vardeman, Robert E. The ruins of power : a battletech novel.

With the planet Mirach now experiencing civil unrest, peace becomes unlikely. Governor Ortega is at odds with several powers, including his two sons, both aspiring MechWarriors who believe only a hard-won battle can save the planet.

Verne, Jules. JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.

A team of explorers makes an expedition into a crater in Iceland which leads to the center of the earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries.

Vonnegut, Kurt. SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE.

From the World War II firebombing of Dresden to the distant planet called Tralfamadore, follow Billy Pilgrim in his pilgrimage toward hope.

Ward, Dayton. The last world war.

An apocalyptic alien conflict has marked Earth as the final battleground in a cataclysmic war waged from the mean streets of Atlanta to the mountains of Afghanistan.

Wells, H. G. INVISIBLE MAN.

Modern classic mystery novel about a man rendered invisible by a scientist's secret formula.

Williams, Liz. Nine layers of sky.

A former female Russian cosmonaut and a 12th century warrior reach out for the stars, and their dreams, in the near future Russia.

Williams, Walter Jon. Destiny's way.

(Star Wars) The Yuuzhan Vong's conquest of Coruscant has plunged the New Republic in chaos, but its brightest heroes refuse to surrender to the might of the alien invaders. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo, their family and their allies lead the charge of resistance, and rays of hope begin to coalesce for the New Republic.