Sci-Fi Titans

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A Memory Called Empire: Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel

A Memory Called Empire: Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel

Arkady Martine

£9.99 £9.49

A brilliant new addition to the genre, this opening chapter of the series is both human and deeply political. Really well written, this is truly character-led , developing dually into an intriguing plot as it opens up. Bring on the next installment please!

Revelation Space: The Best of the SF Masterworks

Revelation Space: The Best of the SF Masterworks

Alastair Reynolds

£14.99 £14.24

This series opener has a grand vision at its core, enjoining the parameters and beyond of our current understanding

Ancillary Justice: THE HUGO, NEBULA AND ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD WINNER

Ancillary Justice: THE HUGO, NEBULA AND ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD WINNER

Ann Leckie

£9.99 £9.49

Award winning debut novel a few years ago, this makes for a highly imaginative and deeply engaging trilogy

Gnomon

Gnomon

Nick Harkaway

£10.99 £10.44

True to his father's legacy of intelligent writing, this is a story to admire in its conception

The Quantum Thief: The epic hard SF heist thriller for fans of THE MATRIX and NEUROMANCER

The Quantum Thief: The epic hard SF heist thriller for fans of THE MATRIX and NEUROMANCER

Hannu Rajaniemi

£10.99 £10.44

For the true hard-sci-fi fan, this mind-bending tale requires you to have your wits about you, as you are challenged to keep up with a brain most likely larger than your own... Jean le Flambeur #1

Mockingbird: From the author of The Queen's Gambit – now a major Netflix drama

Mockingbird: From the author of The Queen's Gambit – now a major Netflix drama

Walter Tevis

£10.99 £10.44

What starts with 1984, moves forward in time into Brave New World and arrives here, in Tevis' classic

The Reality Dysfunction

The Reality Dysfunction

Peter F. Hamilton

£12.99 £12.34

One of the giants of big-concept sci-fi, this is an ideal book as a launch point. If you want qualty and size combined, you just hit lucky. Night's Dawn #1

Summerland

Summerland

Hannu Rajaniemi

£10.99 £10.44

From top hard sci-fi to excellent futuristic spy thriller, this is one smart writer

Dune: now a major blockbuster film

Dune: now a major blockbuster film

Frank Herbert

£10.99 £10.44

A classic best enjoyed as a standalone

The Quantum Magician

The Quantum Magician

Derek Kunsken

£8.99 £8.54

The first of currently two, this is far-future for hard sci-fi fans, strong on tech

The City in the Middle of the Night

The City in the Middle of the Night

CHARLIE JANE ANDERS

£9.99 £9.49

An outside in a fragmented post-Earth society, this is a story of belonging and not, loneliness and survival and finding hope where none was to be found.

Children of Time: The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Arthur C. Clarke Award winning science fiction novel

Children of Time: The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Arthur C. Clarke Award winning science fiction novel

Adrian Tchaikovsky

£10.99 £10.44

A cautionary tale of "the best laid plans"...

Stranger in a Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein

£10.99 £10.44

One of the "caused controversy but now can't see why" books. In Jubal Harshaw, it contains one of sci-fi's best-drawn characters

Anathem

Anathem

Neal Stephenson

£25.00 £23.75

A simply awe-inspiring construction

Ancestral Night: A White Space Novel

Ancestral Night: A White Space Novel

Elizabeth Bear

£12.99 £12.34

An outstanding novel by a well-established writer, this sits comfortably in the space-opera cannon

The Black Cloud

The Black Cloud

Fred Hoyle

£9.99 £9.49

One of the classics, written by an ackowledged peer of his scientific realm, a must-read for all sci-fi fans

Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?: The inspiration behind Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049

Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?: The inspiration behind Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049

Philip K Dick

£9.99 £9.49

Yes it is a classic and yes you may have seen the film. But have you actually read it? There's a reason why it has such status and if you haven't read it, then you don't know how good it is.

Perdido Street Station

Perdido Street Station

China Mieville

£12.99 £12.34

Where to start with this book? With Mieville? Take the plunge and see where it leads you. Once read, never forgotten.

Foundation

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

£9.99 £9.49

As the blurb says, iconic. This is where it all began and those younger readers who may not have entered his realm, it is a must. The trilogy now also released as a good value £16 hardback (9781841593326)

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline

£9.99 £9.49

A thoroughly entertaining sci-fi thriller that hits the ground running and is very difficult to stop. Brilliant for those able to remember the 1980's

Empire of Silence: The universe-spanning science fiction epic

Empire of Silence: The universe-spanning science fiction epic

Christopher Ruocchio

£14.99 £14.24

A really good blend of sci-fi and high fantasy, this pulls you in quickly and won't let you go

The Death of Grass

The Death of Grass

John Christopher

£9.99 £9.49

What was once fanciful fiction now heralds far more serious undertones for the planet's current trajectory. Another classic that reverberates still

Embers of War

Embers of War

Gareth L. Powell

£8.99 £8.54

The first of an excellent trilogy, perfectly suited when insufficient time is available for Banks and Hamilton.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: the most hopeful, charming and cosy novel to curl up with

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: the most hopeful, charming and cosy novel to curl up with

Becky Chambers

£9.99 £9.49

A novel of great depth and positivity, a joy to read.

Brave New World: Vintage Quarterbound Classics

Brave New World: Vintage Quarterbound Classics

Aldous Huxley

£9.99 £9.49

Does this need more? If you haven't, come on, what's keeping you?

Rejoice

Rejoice

Steven Erikson

£10.99 £10.44

The first in a new series. First contact, then what?

Planetfall

Planetfall

Emma Newman

£10.99 £10.44

A fantastic space-based human story

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

£9.99 £9.49

A must of the genre's classics. Just how did the author know?

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke

£10.99 £10.44

Part of the must-reads of sci-fi. A bona fide legend shows us the reason why he rose to such lofty heights. Those others read are excellent also, but here you should start

Red Rising: an explosive dystopian sci-fi novel (#1 New York Times bestselling Red Rising series book 1)

Red Rising: an explosive dystopian sci-fi novel (#1 New York Times bestselling Red Rising series book 1)

Pierce Brown

£10.99 £10.44

This is a full-throttle opening to an excellent series. A deeply satisfying telling of the rising of the oppressed. Good entry into the genre as you will only need to enjoy a thriller to really get into this.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The 42nd Anniversary Edition of Douglas Adams's International Bestseller

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The 42nd Anniversary Edition of Douglas Adams's International Bestseller

Douglas Adams

£9.99 £9.49

Almost all know of it and some may have read it, probably when they were a teenager. What a difference it makes reading it as an adult viewed from a different lense. Light-hearted a wise, this is a pleasure worth visiting or re-visiting

Strata

Strata

Terry Pratchett

£9.99 £9.49

Something of a blend here, but an worthy concoction - Pratchett does sci-fi (and I don't mean Long Earth). As hilarious and insightful as he always was

The Corporation Wars Trilogy: Omnibus Edition

The Corporation Wars Trilogy: Omnibus Edition

Ken MacLeod

£14.99 £14.24

A triple-bill of crackling sci-fi for £12.99 - who says small business doesn't do bargains?

Oryx And Crake

Oryx And Crake

Margaret Atwood

£10.99 £10.44

For all the lit crit spoilers out there, I'll throw in a Booker prize-winning author. A real cracker

The Player Of Games: A Culture Novel

The Player Of Games: A Culture Novel

Iain M. Banks

£10.99

Culture #2