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Cosmos by Carl Sagan
This book is about science in its broadest human context, how science and civilization grew up together. It is the …
b9chomps rated Rendezvous with Rama: 4 stars
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Rama, #1)
Written in 1973, a massive 50 kilometre long alien cylinder begins to pass through the solar system provoking a hurried …
b9chomps rated To Be Taught, If Fortunate: 5 stars
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as …
b9chomps rated The Last Emperox: 4 stars
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi (The Interdependency, #3)
The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling Interdependency series, an …
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels : The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games are Made by Jason Schreier
Developing video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can …
b9chomps rated Network Effect: 5 stars
Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!
The first full-length novel in Martha Wells' New York Times and …
b9chomps rated The Martian: 4 stars
The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one …
b9chomps rated Record of a Spaceborn Few: 4 stars
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #3)
Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but …
b9chomps rated A Closed and Common Orbit: 5 stars
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system - possessing a personality and very …
b9chomps rated Children of Ruin: 4 stars
Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity’s battle for survival on a terraformed planet.
Thousands …
Redshirts by John Scalzi
Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since …
b9chomps rated House of Suns: 4 stars
b9chomps rated The Consuming Fire: 4 stars
b9chomps rated Persepolis Rising: 4 stars
Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #7)
In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their way. Every new planet lives …