| 2010-05-25 |
NOVEL |
English |
Stone Spring |
Stephen Baxter |
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alternate history (1), slavery (1), vengeance (1), LGBTQ+ (1), strong female characters (1), england (1), North Sea (1), Jericho (1), prehistoric (1), hunting (1), mining (1), fishing (1), exploration (1), North America (1), trading (1), Shamans (1), levees (1)
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| 2002-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Slow Life |
Michael Swanwick |
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science fiction (1), Titan (1), exploration (1), alien life (1)
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| 1998-12-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Conrad's Quest for Rubber |
Leo Frankowski |
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time travel (1), alternate history (1), Poland (1), Germany (1), sweden (1), Brazil (1), Mongols (1), amazons (1), set in 13th century (1), horses (1), sentient animals (1), sex (1), parthogenesis (1), war (1), diary (1), first-person narrative (1), epidemic (1), little people (1), nudity (1), rubber (1), genetic engineering (1), iron (1), exploration (1)
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| 1998-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Very Pulse of the Machine |
Michael Swanwick |
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science fiction (1), Io (1), exploration (1), survival (1), hallucinations (1), into-tv (1)
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| 1994-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Uncharted Territory |
Connie Willis |
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novel within novella range (1), science fiction (1), exploration (1)
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| 1993-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Dancing to Ganam |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
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science fiction (1), faster than light travel (1), music (1), exploration (1), perception of reality (1)
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| 1985-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Eon |
Greg Bear |
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space opera (2), time travel (2), transdimensional (1), first contact (1), artifact (1), near future (1), science fiction (1), parallel universe (1), hard sf (1), genetic engineering (1), religion (1), alien invasion (1), aliens (1), exploration (1), nuclear warfare (1), generation ship (1), terraforming (1), asteroid (1), mind augmentation (1)
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| 1982-02-01 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Sur |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
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female protagonist (1), exploration (1), antarctica (1), first person point of view (1), alternate history (1)
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| 1974-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
If the Stars Are Gods |
Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund |
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science fiction (1), exploration (1), mars (1), first encounter (1), aliens (1), Jupiter (1)
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| 1973-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Rendezvous with Rama |
Arthur C. Clarke |
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science fiction (3), first contact (3), near future (1), alien artifact (1), mega-starship (1), sub-light speed (1), hard science fiction (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), 5-award-winner (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), hard sf (1), genetic engineering (1), space travel (1), robots (1), exploration (1), into-radio (1), into-video game (1), Big Dumb Object (1)
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| 1971-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Star Light |
Hal Clement |
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science fiction (1), aliens (1), exploration (1), colonization (1), high gravity (1), chemistry (1)
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| 1971-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Flying Sorcerers |
David Gerrold and Larry Niven |
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science fiction (1), humor (1), magic (1), exploration (1)
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| 1971-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
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science fiction (1), exploration (1), interstellar travel (1), empathy (1), Sentient plants (1), forest (1), Fear (1), neurosis (1), into-radio (1)
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| 1970-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Ringworld |
Larry Niven |
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exploration (2), natural disaster (1), mega-engineering (1), asteroid (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), science fiction (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), hard sf (1), into-video game (1), into-game (1), superconductivity (1), longevity (1), aliens (1), interstellar travel (1), luck (1), time stasis (1), breeding program (1), faster than light travel (1), teleportation (1)
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| 1967-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Flatlander |
Larry Niven |
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hyperspace (1), matter transmission (1), hard sf (1), interstellar travel (1), antimatter (1), first person (1), science fiction (1), aliens (1), exploration (1)
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| 1967-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Planet of Death |
Robert Silverberg |
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exploration (1), science fiction (1), hunting (1), fur (1), murder (1), impersonation (1), distant future (1), intergalactic travel (1), biologist (1), mutiny (1)
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| 1966-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Bordered in Black |
Larry Niven |
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interstellar travel (1), overpopulation (1), hominins (1), science fiction (1), exploration (1), Sirius (1), algae (1)
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| 1966-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Eye of an Octopus |
Larry Niven |
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science fiction (1), mars (1), Martians (1), archaeology (1), exploration (1), convergent evolution (1), diamond (1)
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| 1964-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Close to Critical |
Hal Clement |
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alien perspective (1), exploration (1), aliens (1), robots (1), high gravity (1), science fiction (1), submersible (1), first contact (1)
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| 1958-00-00 |
COLLECTION |
English |
G. O. Fizzickle Pogo |
Walt Kelly |
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exploration (1), humor (1)
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| 1956-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Each an Explorer |
Isaac Asimov |
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Sentient plants (1), science fiction (1), exploration (1), faster than light travel (1), aliens (1), interstellar travel (1), mind control (1), symbiosis (1)
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| 1956-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The City and the Stars |
Arthur C. Clarke |
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far future (2), science fiction (2), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), city life (1), coming of age (1), artificial intelligence (1), higher intelligence (1), incorporeal beings (1), subways (1), robots (1), interstellar travel (1), exploration (1), Utopia (1), sealed city (1), last city (1)
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| 1955-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Diabologic |
Eric Frank Russell |
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first contact (1), dominance (1), psychology (1), humor (1), bureaucracy (1), exploration (1), aliens (1)
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| 1953-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
... And the Truth Shall Make You Free |
Clifford D. Simak |
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computer (1), mutants (1), exploration (1), distant future (1), aliens (1), spiders (1), dogs (1), philosophy (1), science fiction (1), meaning of life (1)
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| 1953-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Encounter in the Dawn |
Arthur C. Clarke |
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science fiction (1), aliens (1), exploration (1), Earth (1), first contact (1)
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| 1953-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Man |
Dave Dryfoos |
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alien point of view (1), exploration (1), interstellar travel (1), hive intelligence (1), Sentient plants (1), science fiction (1), first person point of view (1)
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| 1953-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Vandals of the Void |
Jack Vance |
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science fiction (1), Young Adult (1), venus (1), moon (1), space travel (1), exploration (1), astronomy (1), pirates (1)
|
| 1952-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
C. S. Lewis |
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dragons (2), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), into-movie (1), into-tv (1), fantasy (1), sea adventure (1), young-adult fantasy (1), juvenile fantasy (1), children (1), parallel worlds (1), exploration (1), talking animals (1), slavery (1), transformation (1), sea serpents (1), gold (1), suspended animation (1), merpeople (1), into-play (1), into-radio (1), into-music (1), into-video game (1)
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| 1951-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Beachhead |
Clifford D. Simak |
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microbes (1), iron (1), exploration (1), interstellar travel (1), first contact (1), aliens (1), science fiction (1), telepathic helmet (1), robots (1)
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| 1951-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Sands of Mars |
Arthur C. Clarke |
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mars (2), science fiction (1), exploration (1), Martians (1), Phobos (1), terraforming (1)
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| 1950-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Seven Came Back |
Clifford D. Simak |
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Alternate World (1), exploration (1), archaeology (1), extinction (1), multiple sexes (1), science fiction (1), mars (1), aliens (1), betrayal (1), trust (1), fur (1), telepathy (1)
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| 1945-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Uncommon Sense |
Hal Clement |
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exploration (1), shipwreck (1), interstellar travel (1), science fiction (1), smell (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
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| 1934-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Martian Odyssey |
Stanley G. Weinbaum |
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mars (2), Librivox (1), Mars exploration (1), alien ecology (1), aliens (1), alien perspective (1), exploration (1), shipwreck (1), science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
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| 1930-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Ship That Turned Aside |
G. Peyton Wertenbaker |
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dimensional portal (1), Paris (1), exploration (1), science fiction (1)
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