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Science Fiction About Bodies That Can Be Changed

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Science Fiction About Colonisation From More Than One Side
Science Fiction About Colonisation From More Than One Side
by book_guy  • 
3 in common: Ancillary Justice, Dawn and 1 more
A landing is never the whole story of colonisation. These books ask who can claim land, decide what counts as knowledge and set the terms on which other people may survive. Alien encounters sit...
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Cyberpunk That Looks Beyond Neon and Rain
Cyberpunk That Looks Beyond Neon and Rain
by book_guy  • 
3 in common: Trouble and her friends, Autonomous and 1 more
Cyberpunk becomes more interesting when the network has owners, the modified body needs upkeep and someone has to do the work behind a seamless interface. These books follow those pressures...
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Science Fiction About Work, Debt and Getting By in the Future
Science Fiction About Work, Debt and Getting By in the Future
by book_guy  • 
2 in common: Autonomous and The Body Scout
A future feels different when someone has to pay for repairs, negotiate a contract or find a place to live after losing a job. These books make material conditions part of the story: service...
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Hard Science Fiction That Still Cares About Its Characters
Hard Science Fiction That Still Cares About Its Characters
by book_guy  • 
In common: To Be Taught, If Fortunate
A calculation matters more when somebody has to live with the answer. These books connect scientific problems to loneliness, loyalty, work, family and responsibility. Start with The Martian for...
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First-Contact Novels That Make the Alien Feel Alien
First-Contact Novels That Make the Alien Feel Alien
by book_guy  • 
In common: Dawn
These novels make contact difficult because other minds inhabit different bodies, environments and timescales, with priorities that may resist human expectations. Some stage a first meeting...
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Science Fiction About Memory, Identity and Who Gets to Decide
Science Fiction About Memory, Identity and Who Gets to Decide
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Seep
A memory can be evidence, a possession, a bond with someone else or a version of events that an institution would rather replace. These books make that uncertainty part of their speculative...
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Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once
Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once
by book_guy  • 
2 in common: The Left Hand of Darkness and All Systems Red
Treat this as a set of doors into different kinds of reading. Familiar novels sit beside translated fiction, memoir, poetry, science and stories told in pictures, chosen for a memorable voice, an...
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Books for People Who Think They Do Not Like Reading
Books for People Who Think They Do Not Like Reading
by book_guy  • 
In common: All Systems Red
If films, podcasts and a good conversation usually win your attention, start with the kind of experience you already enjoy. These books offer an immediate voice, a compelling question or pictures...
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Books That Made Me Fall in Love With Reading Again
Books That Made Me Fall in Love With Reading Again
by book_guy  • 
In common: All Systems Red
When reading starts to feel like another unfinished obligation, a book with an inviting voice can matter more than a reading target. These choices favour emotional involvement, manageable...
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Books That Make a Long Train Journey Fly By
Books That Make a Long Train Journey Fly By
by book_guy  • 
In common: All Systems Red
A good train book establishes its voice quickly and gives you a reason to return after a platform change or an announcement. These choices range from mysteries and speculative adventures to...
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Funny Science Fiction With Ideas Behind the Jokes
Funny Science Fiction With Ideas Behind the Jokes
by book_guy  • 
In common: All Systems Red
The best comic futures have rules, even when those rules are appalling. These books make joke and invention work together: copyright can bankrupt a universe in Year Zero, obsolete heroes need new...
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Cosy Mysteries With Communities I Would Revisit
Cosy Mysteries With Communities I Would Revisit
by book_guy  • 
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The people are the reason to return: friends with unfinished conversations, colleagues who know one another’s habits, and neighbours whose lives continue after a case is closed. These are openings...
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