Technothriller

A techno-thriller or technothriller is a hybrid genre drawing from science fiction, thrillers, spy fiction, action, and war novels. They include a disproportionate amount (relative to other genres) of technical details on their subject matter (typically military technology); only hard science fiction tends towards a comparable level of supporting detail on the technical side. The inner workings of technology and the mechanics of various disciplines (espionage, martial arts, politics) are thoroughly explored, and the plot often turns on the particulars of that exploration. This genre began to e ...more

The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
Daemon (Daemon, #1)
The Sum of All Fears (Jack Ryan, #6)
Republic's Assassin (Jake Armitage Thriller Book #3)
Patriot Games (Jack Ryan, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Red Storm Rising
Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, #5; Jack Ryan Universe, #6)
Executive Orders (Jack Ryan, #8)
Dead Mercenary's Trail (Jake Armitage Thriller Book #2)
Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan, #7)
Sphere
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, #4)
Without Remorse (John Clark, #1; Jack Ryan Universe Publication Order, #6)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
Untethered by Gary WiseHard Kill by Charlie FlowersThe Terminal Connection by Dan NeedlesThe Chimera Vector by Nathan M. FarrugiaGridlock by Alvin Ziegler
2013 Techno-Thrillers
36 books — 82 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Martian by Andy WeirPhoenix Caged by John-Allen PriceThe Pursuit of the Phoenix by John-Allen PriceInflux by Daniel Suarez
Space Shuttle Technothrillers
36 books — 5 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonRelic by Douglas PrestonThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonDigital Fortress by Dan    BrownSkunk Works by Ben R. Rich
Technothrillers: Best of the 1990s
16 books — 4 voters
The Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Satan Bug by Alistair MacLean
Technothrillers: Best of the 1960s
3 books — 2 voters

His father whispered to his son to pay him no heed as the shaman had once told him he would have many beautiful wives and grow a long penis, both of which had never happened.
Philip R. Broom

Guy  Morris
Just because you don’t understand how something works, doesn’t make it demonic,
Guy Morris, The Last Ark: Lost Secrets of Qumran

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