Amazing atmosphere. Genre-defining. The only book that's every made me want a neural implant (as long as it's open source)
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Neuromancer by William Gibson (Sprawl Trilogy, #1)
4 stars
The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus- hallucination, the representation of every byte of data in …
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naught101 says: This is my favourite book of short-stories ever. There are no misses here. Excellent explorations of religion (last story), relationships (first few stories), gender, and various other topics.
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A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin
4 stars
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to …
naught101 says: Sparse and atmospheric. Le Guin manages to make a world that feels desolate and loved at the same time.
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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
4 stars
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down …
naught101 says: Anarchist Utopia, eye-opening.
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naught101 says: Great exploration of what society on a developing planetary colony made primarily of highly educated people might look like.
This is the best book of the trilogy - the first is good too. Blue Mars is less amazing.
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V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, Alan Moore
4 stars
"Good evening, London." It's nine o'clock and this is The Voice of Fate... It is the Fifth of the Eleventh, …
naught101 says: The film was very faithful to the original comic, and both are an excellent rev-up for the revolutionary spirit.
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Equal rites by Terry Pratchett (The Discworld series)
4 stars
Equal Rites is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the third novel in the …
naught101 says: Fantasy as a blunt-weapon for feminism. This is early Discworld, so still a bit rough around the edges, but also still extremely funny and insightful, as always.
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) by N. K. Jemisin (Broken Earth, #1)
4 stars
A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.
IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole …
naught101 says: This is a really impressive exercise in imaginative world-building. Jemisin deals with people in a very real way, in a pretty unreal setting.
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Island by Aldous Huxley (Perennial classic)
3 stars
The final novel from Aldous Huxley, Island is a provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic Brave New World, in which …
naught101 says: Inspirational utopia. Nothing proposed in the book seems even that difficult, if we really wanted it.
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naught101 says: One of the best putting-everything-in-perspective stories I've read.
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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (A Bantam spectra book)
4 stars
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
naught101 says: This book exudes cool. Excellent cyberpunk romp
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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
4 stars
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one of The Stormlight Archive begins …
naught101 says: Sanderson is a master of world-building, plot, and character. This is my favourite series of his, even though it's only half finished. The world seems at first to be non-sensical, but he pulls things together in ways that are mind-blowing when they happen.
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Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts (The Empire Trilogy, #1)
4 stars
Magic and murder engulf the realm of Kelewan. Fierce warlords ignite a bitter blood feud to enslave the empire of …
naught101 says: This is one of the best spy-intrigue novel series I've read. Extremely engaging.
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Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis
4 stars
The first book in Lewis's Space Trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet tells the story of Dr. Elwin Ransom, a …
naught101 says: CS Lewis while he was in his exploratory athiest phase. This is really inventive sci-fi for it's time. Feels very Jules Verne ish
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naught101 says: I don't know if this is hard sci-fi or not, but it's a great sarcastic apocalyptic romp.
