18 books like The Dispossessed

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Isaac Asimov's Robot City 1 - Odyssey Michael P. Kube-McDowell · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Beyond Aurora awaits a brave new world...of robots! A man without memory is stranded in a world-enveloping city filled with robots gone wild. At his side is a mysterious young woman who claims to know who he is but refuses to tell him. According to the Three Laws of Robotics, "A robot may not injure a human being," which narrows the suspects dramatically when the robots find a dead human body.… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Ficción, Science Fiction

Prodigy Arthur Byron · 1988 · ★ 3.3 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate xv, 171 p. ; 20 cm Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Ficción

The man who ended war Hollis Godfrey · 1908 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The Secretary of War of the United States receives a letter sent to his and all other nations, declaring that war has too long devastated the earth and the time has come for peace. It orders them to destroy their weapons of warfare and disband their militaries. The letter ends: "One year from this date will I allow for disarmament and no more. At the end of that time, if no heed has been paid to… Shares: Utopias, Science Fiction

Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1993 · ★ 4.3 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate During the whole Foundation series, one man has always had his hand in the development of a galaxy. Merely hinted at in previous books, visited off and on for historical background - finally here delved into as deep as one can go - the demystified Hari Seldon. This follows about 40 years of his life, and traces his progress in the development of Psychohistory - the pseudo-mathematical science… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Life on other planets, Ficción, Science Fiction

The ship of Ishtar A. Merritt · 1924 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The American adventurer was pitched out of his own time and into a weird world of incredible and enticing marvels. Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury · 1950 · ★ 4.2 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is a collection of science fiction short stories, cleverly cobbled together to form a coherent and very readable novel about a future colonization of Mars. As the stories progress chronologically the author tells how the first humans colonized Mars, initially sharing the planet with a handful of Martians. When Earth is devastated by nuclear war the colony is left to fend for itself and the… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Ficción, Science Fiction

The Terminal Man Michael Crichton · 1972 · ★ 3.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The classic thriller and "New York Times" bestseller is reissued with a new look. Prone to violent seizures, Harry Benson undergoes an experimental procedure that implants electrodes in his brain, sending soothing pulses to the brain's pleasure canyon. However, Harry learns how to control the pulses and increase their frequency. Harry then escapes--a homicidal maniac loose in the city--and… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Ficción, Science Fiction

Robots and Empire Isaac Asimov · 1985 · ★ 4.2 · 507p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Esta quinta novela de la «Serie de los robots» supone un sensacional hito en la galaxia de ciencia ficción de Asimov y constituye la apasionante continuación del bestseller Los robots del amanecer . En Robots e imperio vemos cómo el futuro del universo corre peligro. Aunque se han debilitado las fuerzas de los siniestros Spacers, el doctor Kelden Amadiro no ha olvidado -ni perdonado- su… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction

The Positronic Man Isaac Asimov · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 233p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Powerful and haunting, The Positronic Man is an unforgettable novel that redefines Isaac Asimov's and Robert Silverberg's place among the greatest science fiction authors of all time. In the twenty-first century the creation of the positronic brain leads to the development of robot laborers and revolutionizes life on Earth. But to the Martin family, their household robot NDR-113 is more than a… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Ficción, Science Fiction

The Door Through Space Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1961 · ★ 3.3 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate It is a peaceful reign, held by compact and not by conquest. Again and again, when rebellion threatens the Terran Peace, the natives of the rebellious world have turned against their own people and sided with the men of Terra; not from fear, but from a sense of dedication. There has never been open war. Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey · 1971 · ★ 4.1 · 333p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flying dragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reach the ground. But F'lar knew he had to find a better way to protect his beloved Pern, and he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887 Edward Bellamy · 1945 · ★ 4.0 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Challenging This book is a utopian science fiction novel by Edward Bellamy, a lawyer and writer from Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; it was first published in 1888. According to Erich Fromm, Looking Backward is "one of the most remarkable books ever published in America". Shares: Utopias, Science Fiction

Star Wars - The New Jedi Order - Star by Star Troy Denning · 2001 · ★ 4.5 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The New York Times bestselling Star Wars series The New Jedi Order enthralls readers with its epic drama and thrilling adventure. Now readers will pierce the very heart of darkness, as those fascinating figures in that galaxy far, far away—Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa Solo, as well as their children—spring to vivid life to battle their deadliest adversaries. It is a solemn time for the… Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

In the days of the comet H. G. Wells · 1906 · ★ 3.3 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Challenging H. G. Wells, in his 1906 In the Days of the Comet uses the vapors of a comet to trigger a deep and lasting change in humanity's perspective on themselves and the world. In the build-up to a great war, poor student William Leadford struggles against the harsh conditions the lower-class live under. He also falls in love with a middle-class girl named Nettie. But when he discovers that Nettie has… Shares: Utopias, Science Fiction

The Coming Race Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1871 · ★ 3.2 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Challenging The Coming Race, an early science-fiction work, with its superman race the Vril-ya descended from the same ancestors as the great Aryan family, from which in varied streams has flowed the dominant civilization of the world spawned a occult secret society known as the Vril Society or Luminous Lodge - its philosphy and swastika symbol profoundly influenced the Nazis. Please Note: This book has… Shares: Utopias, Science Fiction

三体 刘慈欣 · 2008 · ★ 3.9 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Cixin Liu's trilogy-opening novel about first contact with aliens and the clandestine struggle with them over Earth's future, and its scientific progress in particular. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space in an attempt to make contact with aliens—and they succeed. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction

Children Of The Lens (Lensman Series, No 6) Edward E. Smith · 1954 · ★ 3.0 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Children of the Lens is the sixth and concluding volume of the six classic Lensman books, long recognized as the greatest space opera ever written. Twenty years have passed since the events portrayed in Second Stage Lensman. To Kimball Kinnison and his wife Clarrissa have been born five children Kit, the eldest, and two sets of twin sisters. These are the 'Children of the Lens' the offspring of… Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

The savior Tony Daniel · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 504p · ≈ 16h · Moderate "Sequel to The Heretic, Book 10 in the nationally best-selling General series. FROM HERETIC TO SAVIOR Duisberg is one of thousands of planets plunged into darkness and chaos by the collapse of the galactic republic, but where other worlds have begun to rebuild a star-travelling culture, Duisberg remains in an uneasy balance between mud-brick civilization and bloodthirsty barbarism. The people… Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

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