Tag: scifi
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All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries
Book: All Systems Red: The Murderbot DiariesAuthor: Martha WellsGenre: Sci-fiRating: ★★ Buy now on Amazon All Systems Red follows Murderbot, a security robot that’s hacked its own system to gain independence, so instead of following orders, it prefers binge-watching TV. When a research mission goes wrong, Murderbot reluctantly helps the humans survive while they uncover…
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Snow Crash
Book: Snow CrashAuthor: Neal StephensonGenre: Sci-fiRating: ★★★★★ Buy now on Amazon Opening: The Deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallowed subcategory. He’s got esprit up to here. Right now, he is preparing to carry out his third mission of the night. His uniform is black as activated charcoal, filtering the very light out of…
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Sea of Tranquility
Book: Sea of Tranquility: A NovelAuthor: Emily St. John MandelGenre: Sci-fiRating: ★★★★★ Buy now on Amazon Opening: Edwin St. John St. Andrew, eighteen years old, hauling the weight of his double-sainted name across the Atlantic by steamship, eyes narrowed against the wind on the upper deck: he holds the railing with gloved hands, impatient for…
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Tender is the Flesh
Author: Agustina Bazterrica Genre: DystopianRating: ★★★★★ Buy now Amazon Opening: Carcass. Cut in half. Stunner. Slaughter line. Spray wash. These words appear in his head and strike him. Destroy him. But they’re not just words. They’re the blood, the dense smell, the automation, the absence of thought. They burst in on the night, catch him…