SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

Scifi books featuring life sciences in some way. Either one of the protagonists works in the field, or the plot deals with elements from one of the sciences. Think life and living things (real or alien), like plants, animals, micro-organisms, genes, etc, and the people (human or otherwise) who work with them.

These are the books that were nominated. Please continue recommending books that fit the theme. Nomination rules no longer apply, so short fiction is also allowed, and there are no author restrictions.

Semiosis
Stardoc
Blindsight
Dragon's Egg
Never Let Me Go
Blood Music
Jurassic Park
Beggars in Spain
Survival
Theory of Bastards
Ancestor
Natural History
The Snail on the Slope
Emergence
Necessary Ill
The Andromeda Strain
The House of the Scorpion

Gods monster and the lucky 🍑

I assume this would include “ecoweird” and biopunk stories like Darwinia, Annihilation and Change Agent?

Sure, and Biopunk, anything where the focus is on the living side of natural science.

Rachel wrote: "Gods monster and the lucky 🍑"

That's Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach for those not in the know :D

Great!
For even more, see this discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

This thread is exactly what I am looking for. Thanks for the recommendations!

I shall add Joan Slonczewski, who writes science fictions with a lot of biology. My favorite is A Door Into Ocean.

Camelia Rose wrote: "This thread is exactly what I am looking for. Thanks for the recommendations!

I shall add Joan Slonczewski, who writes science fictions with a lot of biology. My favorite is [book:A..."

Thanks a lot for this recommendation, I have to check her out.

Her novels are available scanned into openlibrary.org. I've added them all to one of my to-read shelves. :)

Exotic ecosystems?
https://best-sci-fi-books.com/7-best-...

Integral Trees
Dragon's Egg
Semiosis
Titan
Bios
The Word for the World is Forest
Dune