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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 Scientists, Classic Literature, Science Fiction

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick · 1968 · ★ 4.1 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's assignment--find them and then..."retire" them. Trouble was, the androids all looked exactly like humans, and they didn't want to be found! Shares Open_syllabus_project, Science Fiction

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury · 1953 · ★ 4.0 · 187p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title as "'the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns": the autoignition temperature of paper. The lead character, Guy Montag,… Shares Science Fiction

Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell · 1949 · ★ 4.2 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and… Shares Science Fiction

Dune Frank Herbert · 1965 · ★ 4.3 · 784p · ≈ 26h · Challenging Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for... When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's… Shares Science Fiction

Dracula Bram Stoker · 1897 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Na história, um casal e seus amigos são atormentados por Conde Drácula, uma entidade sobrenatural e hematófoga que, presa em uma maldição contagiosa, pretende se mudar de seu recluso castelo na Transilvânia para a efervescente Londres do século XIX. Com a ajuda do professor Van Helsing, o grupo de amigos pretende enfrentar o morto-vivo, mesmo com todos os perigos que a ofensiva trará. Shares Science Fiction

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1984 George Orwell · 2003 · ★ 4.3 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Light Winston Smith lives in a society where the government controls people every second of the day. He fights this world with love. But it's dangerous: love for another person can be punished by death - and Big Brother is always watching. Orwell's classic story shows that there is no freedom unless ideas and beliefs can be questioned. This is as true today as when it was written, more than fifty… Shares Community pick

I Sing the Body Electric! Ray Bradbury · 1969 · ★ 4.2 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Eighteen stories with bizarre and whimsical themes which transcend time and space. Shares Short Stories, Science Fiction

Triplanetary Edward E. Smith · 1948 · ★ 3.7 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Lensman series, Book 1 of 7 Even back before the first bits of this story hit the newsstands, the folks who published it in Amazing Stories (January through April, 1934) knew they were on to something special. "We are sure that our readers will be highly pleased to have us give the first installment of a story by Dr. Smith. It will continue for several numbers and is a worthy follower of the… Shares Scientists, Space Warfare, Science Fiction

Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand · 1936 · ★ 3.7 · 1182p · ≈ 39h · Challenging The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year.The astounding story of a man that said that he would stop the motor of the world-and did. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is unlike any other book you have ever read.“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly.”-The New York Times Shares Open_syllabus_project, Literature, Classic Literature, Science Fiction

Junkyard Planet H. Beam Piper · 1631 · ★ 2.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Challenging This novel had its genesis in a much shorter story called "Graveyard of Dreams" (Galaxy, 1958) Piper expanded it to book length, and it appeared in 1963 as Junkyard Planet. Ace later renamed the book The Cosmic Computer for its paperback appearance. This edition returns the book to Piper's original title, Junkyard Planet.Conn Maxwell returns from Terra to his home world of Poictesme, dubbed "The… Shares Scientists, Science Fiction

Novels H. G. Wells · 1981 · ★ 3.8 · 292p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Self-experimentation in medicine, Scientists, Space Warfare, Science Fiction with this book.

Star Wars Legends Epic Collection W. Haden Blackman · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Space Warfare, Graphic Novels, Literature, Science Fiction with this book.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson · 1875 · ★ 3.8 · 152p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Mr. Gabriel Utterson is a serious, austere lawyer living a humdrum life in Victorian London. Yet there is a strange clause in his friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll's will: should he disappear for more than 3 months, everything will be inherited by Hyde. But after Edward Hyde's darker nature is revealed one dark winters night, Mr. Utterson begins to investigate the connection between the two men, and finds… Shares Self-experimentation in medicine, Graphic Novels, Short Stories, Science Fiction

The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells · ★ 3.8 · 239p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The ultimate science fiction classic: for more than one hundred years, this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today. The style is revolutionary for its era, employing a sophisticated first and third person account of the events which is both… Shares Space Warfare, Open_syllabus_project, Graphic Novels, Classic Literature

Tales of space and time H. G. Wells · 1899 · ★ 3.7 · 205p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Tales of Space and Time collects together two novellas and three short stories by the great science fiction writer H. G. Wells. First published in 1899, this absorbing and stimulating read contains:The Crystal Egg (short story)The Star (short story)A Story of the Stone Age (novella)A Story of the Days To Come" (novella)The Man Who Could Work Miracles (short story) Shares Classic Literature, Short Stories, Science Fiction

Within the tides Joseph Conrad · 1915 · ★ 3.6 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Moderate In the private editorial office of the principal newspaper in a great colonial city two men were talking. They were both young. The stouter of the two, fair, and with more of an urban look about him, was the editor and part-owner of the important newspaper. Shares Classic Literature, Short Stories

Exhalation Ted Chiang · 2014 · ★ 4.3 · 338p · ≈ 11h · Moderate NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel,… Shares Scientists, Short Stories, Science Fiction

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