18 books like The Sirens of Titan

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The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin · 1974 · ★ 4.3 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the planet, Anarres, to challenge… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, 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, Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction

Life, the Universe and Everything Douglas Adams · 1982 · ★ 4.2 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Life, the Universe and Everything is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy science fiction "trilogy" by British writer Douglas Adams. The title refers to the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. ---------- Also contained in: [Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts][1] Hitchhiker's Trilogy [More Than Complete Hitchhiker's… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction

A Dream of Armageddon H. G. Wells · 2003 · 44p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A mild-mannered 19th Century clerk dreams of being a world leader in an apocalyptic future. But is it just a dream? Shares: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Classic Literature

The Invisible Man H. G. Wells · ★ 3.6 · 124p · ≈ 4h · Moderate This book is the story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows. Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Classic Literature, Science Fiction

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, Science Fiction

Starman Jones Robert A. Heinlein · 1953 · ★ 3.9 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate When his stepmother's remarriage drives him from home, Max and a hobo fake their way into the Space Stewards, Cooks, and Purser's Clerks brotherhood to get an opportunity for space travel in an age when only the wealthy are privileged. Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction

Making Money Terry Pratchett · 2007 · ★ 4.3 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is running like . . . well, not at all like a government office. The mail is delivered promptly; meetings start and end on time; five out of six letters relegated to the Blind Letter Office ultimately wend their way to the correct addresses. Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig, former arch-swindler and confidence man, has exceeded all expectations—including his own.… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction

Player Piano Kurt Vonnegut · 1952 · ★ 3.9 · 322p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut - wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. Shares: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Classic Literature, Science Fiction, Mystery

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

Deathworld 1 Harry Harrison · 1960 · ★ 3.9 · 158p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Deathworld" centers on Jason dinAlt, a professional gambler who uses his somewhat erratic psionic abilities to tip the odds in his favor. He is challenged by a man named Kerk Pyrrus (who turns out to be the ambassador from the planet Pyrrus) to turn a large amount of money into an immense sum by gambling at a government-run casino. He succeeds and survives the planetary government's desperate… Shares: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction

The Colors of Space Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1963 · ★ 3.7 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Synopsis - When Bart Steele goes to the Earth spaceport to meet his father for the first time in five years, he doesn’t realise that his life will never be the same again. Half- Mentorian by birth, he is able to understand and co-exist with the Lhari, the non-human species which has a strangle hold on space travel. Bart overhears the Lhari at the spaceport discussing the need to intercept an… Shares: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction

Who Goes There? John W. Campbell, Jr. · 1948 · ★ 3.7 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Challenging A remote scientific research expedition at the North Pole is invaded by a monstrous alien, reawakened after lying frozen for centuries after a crash-landing. The alien is intelligent, cunning and a shape-changer who can assume the form and personality of anything it destroys and soon it is among the men of the expedition, killing and replacing them, using its shape-changing ability to lull the… Shares: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery

An African Millionaire Grant Allen · 1897 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Challenging "A genre classic, Grant Allen's AN AFRICAN MILLIONAIRE is the perfect addition to our mini library of classic crime fiction. Wealthy, confident, and handsome, Charles Van Drift is not accustomed to being swindled and his brush with Colonel Clay both rattles and infuriates him. As his South African diamond fortune takes hit after hit from the quick-witted master of disguise, Allen leaves even the… Shares: Classic Literature, Mystery

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

The Midwich Cuckoos John Wyndham · 1957 · ★ 3.9 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed – except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.The resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents: all are blonde, all are golden eyed. They grow up too fast and their minds… Shares: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Classic Literature, Science Fiction, Mystery

Jezebel's Daughter Wilkie Collins · 1880 · ★ 3.8 · 162p · ≈ 5h · Challenging MR. DAVID GLENNEY CONSULTS HIS MEMORY AND OPENS THE STORY Shares: Mental illness, Mystery

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, Science Fiction

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