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Heaven's River by Dennis E. Taylor
25 ratingsCivil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by best seller Dennis E. Taylor.More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s fate—whatever the cost... -
Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith
18 ratingsStark lives in Colour, a neighbourhood whose inhabitants like to be co-ordinated with their surroundings – a neighbourhood where spangly purple trousers are admired by the walls of buildings as you pass them. Close by is Sound, where you mustn’t make any, apart from one designated hour a day when you can scream your lungs raw... -
Monday Begins on Saturday by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
25 ratingsWhen young programmer Aleksandr Ivanovich Privalov picks up two hitchhikers while driving in Karelia, he is drawn into the mysterious world of the Scientific Research Institute of Sorcery and Wizardry, where research into magic is serious business... -
The Humans by Matt Haig
39 ratingsBody-snatching has never been so heartwarming . . .The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable novel about alien abduction, mathematics, and that most interesting subject of all: ourselves. Combine Douglas Adams’s irreverent take on life, the universe, and everything with a genuinely moving love story, and you have some idea of the humor, originality, and poignancy of Matt Haig’s latest novel... -
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Undead Ultra by Camille Picott
6 ratingsUndead: a reanimated corpse with a craving for human flesh.Ultramarathon: any footrace longer than a traditional marathon (26.2 miles).For ultrarunners Kate and Frederico, a typical Saturday morning is spent pounding out a twenty- to thirty-mile “fun run.” It’s during one of their runs that an insidious illness descends upon northern California, turning humans into flesh-shredding zombies... -
Bellwether by Connie Willis
24 ratingsConnie Willis has won more Hugo and Nebula awards than any other science fiction author. Now, with her trademark wit and inventiveness, she explores the intimate relationship between science, pop culture, and the arcane secrets of the heart.Sandra Foster studies fads - from Barbie dolls to the grunge look - how they start and what they mean... -
Set My Heart To Five by Simon Stephenson
12 ratings‘You shall read this with unadulterated pleasure’ Scotland on Sunday‘A beautiful, funny, heartfelt analysis of what it means to be human’ Simon Pegg Set in a 2054 where humans have locked themselves out of the internet and Elon Musk has incinerated the moon, Set My Heart To Five is the hilarious yet profoundly moving story of one android’s emotional awakening... -
Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
34 ratingsBuster “Rant” Casey just may be the most efficient serial killer of our time. A high school rebel, Rant Casey escapes from his small town home for the big city where he becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death, after which his friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short, violent life... -
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott, Giorgio Manganelli
34 ratingsThis masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years. The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), it describes the journeys of A. Square [sic – ed... -
Run Program by Scott Meyer
14 ratingsWhat’s worse than a child with a magnifying glass, a garden full of ants, and a brilliant mind full of mischief?Try Al, a well-meaning but impish artificial intelligence with the mind of a six-year-old and a penchant for tantrums... -
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The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
37 ratingsThe highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self knowledge... -
Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff
20 ratingsJane Charlotte has been arrested for murder.She tells police that she is a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil; her division is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons—"Bad Monkeys" for short...Categorized as:
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman
40 ratingsWinner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, practical joker and storyteller, Feynman's life was a series of combustoble combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high intelligence, unquenchable curiosity and eternal scepticism... -
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Gakuen Alice, Vol. 04 by Tachibana Higuchi
14 ratingsMikan's daring rescue of Natsume has earned her an upgrade to One-star rank, and just in time for the School Festival to start. The festival is even more spectacular than Mikan had ever dreamed, and she and the rest of the Special Ability class are all set to knock visitor's socks off with their great new attraction... -
Gakuen Alice, Vol. 05 by Tachibana Higuchi
14 ratings[Read Chapter 1 at URL] The Alice Festival is coming to a close, but the surprises and fun aren't over for Mikan and her friends yet! Things get a little crazy for Narumi's musical when an accident takes out some of the performers, and Mikan has to step in as the star of the show... -
Gakuen Alice, Vol. 06 by Tachibana Higuchi
14 ratingsMikan joins her best friend, Hotaru, at the Alice Academy, a special school for people with an "Alice," or paranormal talent, and she must learn to know and use her own such talent if she hopes to stay... -
Gakuen Alice, Vol. 07 by Tachibana Higuchi
14 ratingsMikan joins her best friend, Hotaru, at the Alice Academy, a special school for people with an "Alice," or paranormal talent, and she must learn to know and use her own such talent if she hopes to stay... -
Gakuen Alice, Vol. 09 by Tachibana Higuchi
14 ratings[Read Chapter 1 at URL.] It's time for the Alice Academy Christmas party, and all the students are pitching in with their Alices to help with the preparations... -
Gakuen Alice, Vol. 10 by Tachibana Higuchi
14 ratingsIt's time for New Year's, which also makes it Mikan's birthday. But will her special day get lost in the latest whirl of crazy Academy celebrations? And what happens when you combine an invitation to the elite Flower Garden Association's New Year's party (a girls-only event!) with a very sticky prank? Natsume's definitely up to something, but Mikan is left baffled as to what it might be... -
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
48 ratingsalternate edition for ISBN 0345418921/9780345418920Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle through space powered by pure improbability - and desperately in search of a place to eat... -
Gakuen Alice, Vol. 11 by Tachibana Higuchi
12 ratingsMikan joins her best friend, Hotaru, at the Alice Academy, a special school for people with an "Alice," or paranormal talent, and she must learn to know and use her own such talent if she hopes to stay. Original... -
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
42 ratingsRandall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a web comic of romance, sarcasm, math and language' which offers a witty take on the world of science and geeks. It now has 600,000 to a million page hits daily. Every now and then, Munroe would get emails asking him to arbitrate a science debate... -
Dr. STONE, Vol. 15 by Riichiro Inagaki
8 ratingsImagine waking to a world where every last human has been mysteriously turned to stone...While the Kingdom of Science is busy reviving people, Senku’s task force is putting together a plan to nab the petrification device... -
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Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 4 by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
14 ratingsJapan's most controversial anime series is over...but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story is sure to intrigue new and old fans alike... -
Chobits, Omnibus 1 by CLAMP
12 ratingsSome people buy their personal computers based on style... and in near-future Japan, the hottest style for your "persocom" is shaped like an attractive android Poor student Hideki, fresh off the farm and trying to get into a Tokyo university, has neither money nor a girlfriend - then finds a persocom seemingly discarded in an alley... -
Chobits, Vol. 3 by CLAMP
18 ratingsComputers are supposed to make people's lives easier, but as Hideki is quickly finding out, taking care of your computer can be a full-time job! Regardless, Hideki is thrilled to have a persocom of his own - the enigmatic Chi - even if she isn't as user-friendly as other computers. His friends tell him that Chi is a supercomputer, possibly a legendary Chobit - an AI... -
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too by Jomny Sun, Jonny Sun
28 ratingsThe illustrated story of a lonely alien sent to observe Earth, where he meets all sorts of creatures with all sorts of perspectives on life, love, and happiness, while learning to feel a little better about himself—based on the enormously popular Twitter account.Here is the unforgettable story of Jomny, an alien sent to study Earth... -
School-Live!, Vol. 1 by Norimitsu Kaihou (Nitroplus), Sadoru Chiba
10 ratingsMeet the members of the School Living Club! There's the shovel-loving (?) Kurumi Ebisuzawa, the big-sister figure Yuuri Wakasa, club advisor Megumi Sakura, and last but not least, the ever-optimistic Yuki Takeya. The School Living Club is just your average after-school organization where the girls hang out, have fun...and live at school as the sole survivors of a zombie apocalypse. NBD... -
FLCL, Volume 2 by Gainax
12 ratingsNaoto hoes from high school nothing to mutant warrior in the blink of any eye. But what does it all mean? The town stirs with gossip when the Mayor's adulterous affair makes headlines. And his daughter, Ninamori, the class president and Naoto's friend, is having a hard time of it. So hard, in fact, that she turns into a giant balloon to challenge Naoto in battle...
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