| 2019-05-14 |
NOVEL |
English |
Children of Ruin |
Adrian Tchaikovsky |
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science fiction (1), uplift (1), spiders (1), intelligent octopi (1), alternating chapter structure (1), alien ecology (1)
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| 2013-02-21 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Disestablishment of Paradise |
Phillip Mann |
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science fiction (1), alien ecology (1)
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| 2007-06-01 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Hatch |
Robert Reed |
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space opera (2), nanotechnology (2), alien ecology (2), mega-starship (2)
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| 2007-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Splinters of Glass |
Mary Rosenblum |
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hunted (1), alien ecology (1), ice world (1), saturn (1)
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| 2004-02-17 |
NOVEL |
German |
Der Schwarm |
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|
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swarm intelligence (1), Kurd Laßwitz Award: Best German Novel (1), alien ecology (1), thriller (1), 2-award-winner (1)
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| 2004-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Tribes of Bela |
Albert E. Cowdrey |
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mining colony (1), alien religion (1), alien ecology (1), gone native (1), war with aliens (1), murder mystery (1), interstellar travel (1), first contact (1), epistolary structure (1), strong female characters (1), first person point of view (1), serial killer (1), planet with extreme climate (1)
|
| 1998-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Dance to Strange Musics |
Gregory Benford |
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Alpha Centauri (1), interstellar travel (1), alien ecology (1), piezoelectricity (1)
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| 1997-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
3001: The Final Odyssey |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
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Ganymede (1), Von Neumann replication (1), dinosaurs (1), genetic engineering (1), Cyberwarfare (1), malware (1), zero point energy (1), cranial implants (1), inertialess drive (1), deism (1), atheism (1), terraforming (1), Europa (1), next millennium (1), Jovian system (1), alien ecology (1), guided evolution (1), uploaded personality (1), alien artifact (1), space elevator (1), interplanetary travel (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1994-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Cilia-of-Gold |
Stephen Baxter |
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Mercury (1), alien artifact (1), alien ecology (1), degenerate matter (1), parasites (1), parasitism (1)
|
| 1991-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Xenocide |
Orson Scott Card |
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space opera (1), Catholicism (1), science fiction (1), alien culture (1), alien ecology (1), alien perspective (1), religion (1), chinese culture (1), space fleet (1), genocide (1), symbiosis (1), neologisms (1)
|
| 1986-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Cobra Strike |
Timothy Zahn |
|
|
military sf (1), aliens (1), alien ecology (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1984-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
A Day for Damnation |
David Gerrold |
|
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science fiction (1), first person point of view (1), alien invasion (1), war with aliens (1), near future (1), military (1), alien ecology (1), alien psychology (1)
|
| 1984-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Demon |
John Varley |
|
|
mega-fauna (1), alien ecology (1), genetic engineering (1), centaurs (1), uploaded personalities (1), strong female characters (1), zombies (1), rebellion (1), nuclear war (1), surveillance (1), Titan (1)
|
| 1980-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Subtle Serpent |
Charles Sheffield |
|
|
science fiction (1), alien ecology (1)
|
| 1980-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Wizard |
John Varley |
|
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mega-fauna (1), alien ecology (1), alcohol (1), strong female characters (1), aliens (1), music (1), longevity (1), sex (1), Titan (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1979-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Dark Is the Sun |
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|
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alien ecology (1), far future (1), Earth apocalypse (1), dying earth (1)
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| 1979-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Jesus Incident |
Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom |
|
|
science fiction (1), artificial intelligence (1), sentient ship (1), interstellar travel (1), nova (1), Sentient plants (1), underground city (1), alien ecology (1), genetic engineering (1), rebellion (1), religion (1)
|
| 1979-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Titan |
John Varley |
|
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alien ecology (2), first contact (1), mega-fauna (1), saturn-titan (1), Titan (1), strong female characters (1), science fiction (1), space travel (1), lesbian (1), centaurs (1), music (1), Living spaceship (1)
|
| 1975-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Midworld |
Alan Dean Foster |
|
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mega-flora (1), alien ecology (1), science fiction (1), jungle (1), lost colony (1)
|
| 1971-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
... And All the Stars a Stage |
James Blish |
|
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science fiction (1), colonization ships (1), ancient aliens (1), matriarchy (1), interstellar travel (1), Sun goes nova (1), alien ecology (1), engineered animals (1), automated planetary defenses (1), embryonic gender selection (1), epidemic (1), gender relations (1), surplus of males (1), faster than light travel (1)
|
| 1969-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Lotus Caves |
John Christopher |
|
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moon (2), young-adult sf (1), alien ecology (1), juvenile sf (1), into-tv (1)
|
| 1967-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Star Pit |
Samuel R. Delany |
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WBAI-FM (1), science fiction (1), children (1), intergalactic travel (1), alien ecology (1), interstellar travel (1), into-radio (1), alcohol (1), spaceport (1), psychopath (1), sociopath (1), psychopathy (1), sociopathy (1)
|
| 1965-12-01 |
NOVEL |
English |
Dune |
Frank Herbert |
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space opera (4), galactic empire (3), precognition (3), religion (2), ecology (2), into-movie (2), into-tv (2), science fiction (2), interstellar empire (1), ornithopters (1), space empire (1), specialized human breeding (1), prophecy (1), interstellar travel (1), eugenics (1), alien ecology (1), assassination (1), feud (1), strong female characters (1), into-board game (1), into-comics (1), sand (1), political intrigue (1), desert (1), space fantasy (1), drugs (1), force fields (1), secret breeding program (1), cult fiction (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), 2-award-winner (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), mega-fauna (1), revolution (1), superman (1)
|
| 1958-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Segregation |
Brian W. Aldiss |
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alien ecology (1), human explorers (1), alien species (1), alien planet (1), castaway (1), parasites (1), primitive religions (1), documentary films (1), degenerate species (1), parthenogenicity (1), reptiles (1), sexual dimorphism (1)
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| 1955-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Grandpa |
James H. Schmitz |
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alien ecology (1), human colonists (1), survival (1), symbiosis (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 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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