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Mostly reading science-fiction, with a preference for hard sci-fi. Alastair Reynolds, Vernor Vinge and Peter Hamilton wrote novels and series that I enjoyed very much.
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scienced rated A Fire Upon The Deep: 5 stars
A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge (Zones of Thought, #1)
Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined …
scienced rated The magicians: 5 stars
The magicians by Lev Grossman
A thrilling and original coming-of- age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real worldQuentin Coldwater is brilliant …
scienced rated The City and the Stars: 4 stars
The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
Omnibus
scienced rated Space Lords (Pyramid SF, R-1183): 5 stars
scienced 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 …
scienced rated The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: 5 stars
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to …
Ringworld by Larry Niven (S.F.Masterworks S.)
The ' (1970–2004), by science fiction author Larry Niven, is a part of his Known Space set of stories. Its …
scienced rated The Man in the High Castle: 4 stars
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
The Man in the High Castle (1962), by Philip K. Dick, is an alternative history novel wherein the Axis Powers …
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Awesome book! Wonderful story of a woman and an alien living within her. It is not only a love story, …
scienced rated The Diamond Age: 5 stars
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what …
scienced rated Just listen: 5 stars
Just listen by Mark Goulston
Foreword by Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone and Who's Got Your Back? The first make-or-break step in persuading …
scienced rated The End of Eternity: 4 stars
Isaac Asimov: The End of Eternity (1971)
The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov
The End of Eternity is a 1955 science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov with mystery and thriller elements on the …