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Contact by Carl Sagan (1985)
Might be interesting to juxtapose with Project Hail Mary. Both of these are in my top 5. It's been a few decades, and I'd like to re-read, since I just re-read Project Hail Mary, and see if I feel strongly about which one is better.
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Crtitical Mass by Daniel Suarez (2023)
Sequel to Delta-V which was about a billionaire launching the first mission to go asteroid mining for profit.
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Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks (2020)
Met a guy that said this was his favorite from Max Brooks. Is this a valid technothriller? There is science, natural phenomena, … apocalypse (not global though). Is this just for amusement? Maybe.
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The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy (1984)
In my top 5. It's been a few decades, and I'd like to re-read, since I just re-read Project Hail Mary, and see if I feel strongly about which one is better.
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The Breach by Patrick Lee (2009)
One of Jed’s favorites.
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Constance by Matthew FitzSimmons (2021)
Won Goodreads SciFi Choice of 2021
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Upgrade by Blake Crouch (2022)
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Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy (1986)
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We’ll do two polls, and have two selections for BOTM. I have two separate themes:
- TOP 10: A book you think is in the top 10, that you want to read/re-read.
- RECENT: A techno-thriller published in the last 5 years.
All nominees:
- must be a techno-thriller
- must not be your own book
- must have at least 1,000 ratings, or be by a well-known author defined as having prior techno-thriller books with 100,000+ ratings.
I’ll go to a poll as soon as one of the themes has enough nominations. We’ll just do one poll on one category/theme at a time, not two at the same time. Nominees are taken first-come first-serve. If more than 5 people nominate, I take the first book (that fits the criteria) from the first five people. If less than 5 people nominate, I take the second nominee from the first person, and so on. About half the time, no one else nominates a book, so all nominees ended up being mine. I prefer it to be a group effort. Please feel free to suggest books for the group. Please identify which theme or category you are nominating the book for, if it isn’t obvious from the title.
Do not just vote for something because you've already read it and liked it.
Sometimes I’ll nominate books I’ve already read, but the vote is different.
Vote only for the book you actually want to read or re-read for the month.
We want actual participation ... people reading the books and discussing. If you vote for it ... we expect that you're going to read it, or at least start it, and perhaps comment in the discussion. If you just want to vote for favorites, then go vote on one of the Listopia book lists instead.