The Pursuit of Knowledge (25 books)

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Fiction books of any genre that explore the pursuit of knowledge, its value and its consequences. Can include: research, academia, scholars obsessing over old books, anthropologists studying alien societies, mad scientists trying to raise the dead etc. etc. etc.

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1	Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 3.91 avg rating — 1,927,986 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells 3.73 avg rating — 136,603 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Countess Conspiracy (Brothers Sinister, #3) by Courtney Milan (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 13,375 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) by Heather Fawcett (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 219,734 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 4.10 avg rating — 42,845 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1) by Nghi Vo (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 46,116 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells 3.63 avg rating — 219,406 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.26 avg rating — 154,043 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Courtesan and Mr. Hyde (Mad Scientists Society, #1) by Catherine Stein (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1) by Rachel Hartman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 10,630 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife by Ken Jennings 3.30 avg rating — 2,178 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin 3.99 avg rating — 9,322 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 4.21 avg rating — 499,973 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Just City (Thessaly, #1) by Jo Walton (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 8,507 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1) by Rosemary Kirstein 4.03 avg rating — 3,859 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Bellwether by Connie Willis 3.93 avg rating — 13,894 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip 4.09 avg rating — 6,270 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Vicious (Villains, #1) by V.E. Schwab 4.18 avg rating — 328,608 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys, #1) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32,199 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) by Jeff Vandermeer (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 311,431 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1) by Genevieve Cogman (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 65,825 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 58,057 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) by Sylvain Neuvel (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 98,222 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1) by Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 47,404 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman 4.08 avg rating — 535,421 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars