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In this novella, a creature made from cloned sheep parts explores consciousness, identity, and her own existence.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
A woman with telekinetic powers faces oppression in an America where the ruling far-right government exploits its citizens with the promise of a utopian space afterlife.
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
A sprawling space opera that details the complex interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion.
Dune by Frank Herbert
An astronaut becomes stranded alone on Mars and has to rely on his ingenuity and spirit to survive.
The Martian by Andy Weir
In a post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son journey through a bleak and brutal landscape.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
An investigator must solve a murder that took place on a corporate-owned spaceship where new technology allows people to share consciousness.
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
A mathematician is recruited to decipher the patterns behind the apparently chaotic behavior in a theme park filled with cloned dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
A futuristic theme park featuring android hosts deviates from its scripts, leading to chaos and a deeper exploration of artificial consciousness.
Westworld by Michael Crichton
An alien race observes and subtly manipulates Earth's history and evolution before making itself known to humanity to deliver a profound message.
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
A time traveler visits the distant future, where he encounters a seemingly utopian society and its darker counterpart living underground.
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
An insurgent fights against an interstellar empire in this expansive universe where mathematical sociology can predict future societal behaviors.
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
In a future world where humanity has colonized the solar system, a conspiracy threatens to destabilize the fragile peace between Earth, Mars, and the asteroid belt.
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
A satire set on a Titan moon colony where a new human society emerges with odd customs, centered around the assempbly of the first quantum computer.
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
A band of psychics hunts down pre-criminals in a future society, but the system's creator must go on the run when he's accused of a future murder.
The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick
A linguist is recruited by the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
A journalist narrates the devastating consequences of an extraterrestrial red weed that accompanies the invasion of Martians seeking a new home on Earth.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Set in the future, this novel explores a society where an authoritarian government mandates drugs to suppress emotions and maintain order.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
A military science fiction novel where young recruits are trained through war games in anticipation of an alien invasion.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
A bookshop owner and antiquarian bookseller discover a manuscript that holds the secrets to eternal life.
The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
This series details the adventures of a hapless Englishman and his alien friend as they explore the galaxy, armed only with a quirky guidebook.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
A man is subjected to an experimental treatment designed to increase intelligence, affecting his relationships and society's treatment of him.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Participating in an immersive form of entertainment called 'jaunting', a telepath must solve a mystery while dealing with societal upheaval.
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
An advanced cybernetic organism, originally sent as an assassin from the future, is repurposed to protect a key figure who will fight against the machines.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day by James Cameron
In this dystopian novel, a totalitarian regime uses language as a tool of mind control to enforce its agenda.
1984 by George Orwell
Humans have created superhuman robots, and one of them, longing for mortality, seeks to become human.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
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