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Future Imperfect: Technology and Freedom in an Uncertain World
David Friedman
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Distrust That Particular Flavor
William Gibson
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'The future's already here: it's just not evenly distributed' William Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet.... [more]
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Surfing the Gnarl
Rudy Rucker
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In his outrageous new Cyberpunk adventure, Rucker infiltrates fundamentalist Virginia to witness the apocalyptic clash between... [more]
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The Unofficial Hunger Games Companion
Lois H. Gresh
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THE HUNGER GAMES is a global publishing phenomenon and is soon to be a high-octane, big-budget Hollywood box-office hit. With... [more]
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The Authorised Ender Companion
Jake Black, Orson Scott Card
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The Authorized Ender Companion is a complete and in-depth encyclopaedia of all the persons, places, things, and events in... [more]
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The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Cory Doctorow
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Cory Doctorow burst onto the science fiction scene in 2004 like a rocket, inspiring awe in readers and envy in other writers... [more]
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Distrust That Particular Flavor
William Gibson
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<p>William Gibson is known primarily as a novelist, with his work ranging from his groundbreaking first novel, Neuromancer,... [more]
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How to Build a Time Machine: The Real Science of Time Travel
Brian Clegg
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A pop science look at time travel technology, from Einstein to Ronald Mallett to present day experiments. Forget fiction:... [more]
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The UFO Diaries
Martin Plowman
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Martin Plowman made headlines when he gained a PhD for his studies of Ufology. In The UFO Diaries, Martin tells the story... [more]
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Musings & Meditations: Reflections of Science Fiction, Science & Other Matters...
Robert Silverberg
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Presenting acclaimed essays from one of contemporary science fiction's most imaginative wordsmiths, this collection shows... [more]
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Charles Yu
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With only TAMMY - a slightly tearful computer with self-esteem issues - a software boss called Phil - Microsoft Middle Manager... [more]
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The Vorkosigan Companion
Lois McMaster Bujold
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Lois McMaster Bujold's best-selling Vorkosigan series is a publishing phenomenon, winning record-breaking sales, critical... [more]
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The Writer's Digest Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy
Allan Maurer, Daniel A. Clark, Orson Scott Card, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Terry Brooks
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The Writer's Digest Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy gives writers everything they need to know write the next sci-fi classic.... [more]
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Orson Scott Card: The Authorized Ender Companion
Jake Black
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The Authorized Ender Companion is a complete and in-depth encyclopedia of all the persons, places, things, and events in... [more]
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The Science Fiction Handbook
Anne-Marie Thomas, M. Keith Booker
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The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive and accessible survey of one of the literary world's most fascinating... [more]
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Love and Sex with Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships
David Levy
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From a leading expert in artificial intelligence, an eye-opening but superbly argued book about how increasing innovation... [more]
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About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews
Samuel R. Delany
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Essential reading for the creative writer. Award-winning novelist Samuel R. Delany has written a book for creative writers... [more]
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Science Fiction
Adam Roberts
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Science Fiction is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. This... [more]
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The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Edward James, Farah Mendlesohn
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Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is a literature which draws on popular culture, and which engages... [more]
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Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe...
David Brin, Kevin Lenagh
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The award-winning Uplift novel s comprise one of the greatest achievements in science fiction history. Dramatic, thought-provoking,... [more]
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The Dreams Our Stuff is Made of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World...
Thomas M. Disch
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Disch traces Sci-Fi's phenomenal growth from the supernatural tales of Edgar Allen Poe to the utopian dreams and technological... [more]
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The Monsters and the Critics
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Complete collection of Tolkien's essays, including two on Beowulf, which span three decades beginning six years before The... [more]
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Rub Out the Words: The Letters of William S. Burroughs, 1959-1974
William S Burroughs
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<p> William S. Burroughs was one of the twentieth century's most iconoclastic literary and artistic figures, an inimitable... [more]
Prometheus Rising
Robert Anton Wilson
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Imagine trying to make sense of Timothy Leary's eight neurological circuits, G.I. Gurdjieff's self-observations exercises,... [more]
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Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010
Damien Broderick, Paul Di Filippo
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Inspired by David Pringle's landmark 1985 work Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , this volume supplements the earlier... [more]
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