Speculative Science Fiction


Dune (Dune, #1)
1984
The Handmaid's Tale
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Martian
Brave New World
Slaughterhouse-Five
Fahrenheit 451
A Clockwork Orange
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Animal Farm
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
Space Viking by H. Beam PiperThe Last Space Viking by John F. CarrSpace Viking's Throne by John F. Carr
Space Viking Series
3 books — 1 voter

Ray Nayler
Every animal's perception of the world, constructed by its evolved sensory apparatus and nervous system to take best advantage of its environment, is subjective - there are no colors out there, as we perceive them, waiting for us. There is no sound - only waveforms. And perhaps the strangest fact of all: Outside our bodies, there is no pain. Pain is something we create. ...more
Ray Nayler, The Mountain in the Sea

Storm Constantine
She regarded herself as a true professional; 50 percent carbon-steel image, honed to glittering perfection, 45 per cent killer class business woman, 5 per cent dangerous psychotic.
Storm Constantine, Hermetech

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