Category
Hard Science Fiction
Blue Mars 1997
The Mars Trilogy, Book 3
The red planet is no more. Now green and verdant, Mars has been dramatically altered from a desolate world into one where humans can flourish. The First Hundred settlers are being pulled into a fierce new struggle between the Reds, a group devoted to preserving Mars in its desert state, and the...
A Case of Conscience 1972
A Case of Conscience follows Father Ramon Ruiz-Sanchez, a Jesuit priest and biologist sent as part of a scientific expedition to the distant planet Lithia. There, the team discovers a civilization of reptilian aliens who live in a perfectly ordered, rational society—one that appears entirely free of...
Count Zero 1987
Sprawl, Book 2
Then Hosaka Corporation reactivates him, for a mission more dangerous than the one he’s recovering from: to get a defecting chief of R&D—and the biochip he’s perfected—out intact.
But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties—some of whom aren’t remotely human....
Zones of Thought, Book 2
After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds. The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap...
A Fire Upon The Deep 1993
Zones of Thought, Book 1
Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures and technology can function.
Nobody knows what strange...
Foundation, Book 2
Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire—the mightiest force in the Galaxy—is even more dangerous...
Foundation's Edge 1991
Foundation, Book 4
At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved victorious, and now they return to Hari Seldon’s long established plan to build a new Empire on the ruins of the old. But rumors persist that the Second Foundation is...
Green Mars 1995
The Mars Trilogy, Book 2
Nearly a generation has passed since the first pioneers landed on Mars, and its transformation to an Earthlike planet is under way. But not everyone wants to see the process through. The methods are opposed by those determined to preserve their home planet’s hostile, barren beauty.
Led by the first...
Hominids 2003
The Neanderthal Parallax, Book 1
During a quantum physics experiment deep beneath the Earth, a scientist from a parallel universe is accidentally transported into our world. But this is no ordinary visitor—he is a Neanderthal from a reality where his species, not Homo sapiens, became the dominant form of intelligent life. Stranded...
Humans 2010
The Neanderthal Parallax, Book 2
Ponter Boddit is once again navigating the strange and often unsettling world of Homo sapiens. Having crossed over from a parallel universe where Neanderthals are the dominant species, he continues to struggle with a society that feels both fascinating and deeply flawed. As he grows closer to...
Hybrids 2004
The Neanderthal Parallax, Book 3
As the connection between two parallel Earths grows stronger, the divide between them becomes harder to ignore. On one side, a Neanderthal civilization built on transparency, stability, and harmony; on the other, a human world marked by complexity, conflict, and rapid change. Now, with travel...
Neuromancer 1986
Sprawl, Book 1
Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding...
Pattern Recognition 2004
Blue Ant, Book 1
Cayce Pollard is a new kind of prophet—a world-renowned “coolhunter” who predicts the hottest trends. While in London to evaluate the redesign of a famous corporate logo, she’s offered a different assignment: find the creator of the obscure, enigmatic video clips being uploaded to the...
The Peripheral 2014
Jackpot, Book 1
Where Flynne and her brother, Burton, live, jobs outside the drug business are rare. Fortunately, Burton has his veteran’s benefits, for neural damage he suffered from implants during his time in the USMC’s elite Haptic Recon force.
Then one night Burton has to go out, but there’s a job he’s...
It begins with a woman's search to find her husband, who disappears after watching a TV show. She enlists the aid of her husband's best friend, and together they discover that the famous female personality of the TV show disappeared after the same evening's broadcast as well. The duo's search leads...
Rainbows End 2007
In the near future, technology has transformed the world into a seamless blend of physical and digital reality. Augmented vision overlays information onto everyday life, networks connect minds and machines, and knowledge is more accessible—and more controllable—than ever before. Robert Gu, once a...
Red Mars 1993
The Mars Trilogy, Book 1
For centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light onto its...
Artemis 2018
Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.
Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity’s first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than...
The Snow Queen 2015
Snow Queen, Book 1
The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers. But soon the galactic stargate will close, isolating Tiamat, and the 150-year reign of the Summer primitives will begin.
Their only chance at surviving the change is if...
Spook Country 2008
Blue Ant, Book 2
Spook (spo͞ok) n.: A specter; a ghost. Slang for “intelligence agent.”
Country (ˈkən-trē) n.: In the mind or in reality. The World. The United States of America, New Improved Edition. What lies before you. What lies behind.
Spook country (spo͞ok ˈkən-trē) n.: The place where we all have landed,...
Startide Rising 1984
Uplift, Book 2
The Terran exploration vessel Streaker has crashed in the uncharted water world of Kithrup, bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history.
Below, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion and a hostile planet to safeguard her secret—the fate of the...
The Uplift War 1995
Uplift, Book 3
As galactic armadas clash in quest of the ancient fleet of the Progenitors, a brutal alien race seizes the dying planet of Garth. The various uplifted inhabitants of Garth must battle their overlords or face ultimate extinction.
At stake is the existence of Terran society and Earth, and the fate of...
Zero History 2010
Blue Ant, Book 3
Whatever you do, because you are an artist, will bring you to the next thing of your own...
When she sang for The Curfew, Hollis Henry's face was known worldwide. She still runs into people who remember the poster. Unfortunately, in the post-crash economy, cult memorabilia doesn't pay the rent,...
Red Mars 1993
The Mars Trilogy, Book 1
For centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light onto its...
Artemis July 3, 2018
Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.
Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity’s first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than...
The Snow Queen October 27, 2015
Snow Queen, Book 1
The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers. But soon the galactic stargate will close, isolating Tiamat, and the 150-year reign of the Summer primitives will begin.
Their only chance at surviving the change is if...
The Peripheral October 28, 2014
Jackpot, Book 1
Where Flynne and her brother, Burton, live, jobs outside the drug business are rare. Fortunately, Burton has his veteran’s benefits, for neural damage he suffered from implants during his time in the USMC’s elite Haptic Recon force.
Then one night Burton has to go out, but there’s a job he’s...
Zero History September 7, 2010
Blue Ant, Book 3
Whatever you do, because you are an artist, will bring you to the next thing of your own...
When she sang for The Curfew, Hollis Henry's face was known worldwide. She still runs into people who remember the poster. Unfortunately, in the post-crash economy, cult memorabilia doesn't pay the rent,...
Humans July 6, 2010
The Neanderthal Parallax, Book 2
Ponter Boddit is once again navigating the strange and often unsettling world of Homo sapiens. Having crossed over from a parallel universe where Neanderthals are the dominant species, he continues to struggle with a society that feels both fascinating and deeply flawed. As he grows closer to...
Promenade of the Gods August 26, 2008
It begins with a woman's search to find her husband, who disappears after watching a TV show. She enlists the aid of her husband's best friend, and together they discover that the famous female personality of the TV show disappeared after the same evening's broadcast as well. The duo's search leads...
Spook Country June 3, 2008
Blue Ant, Book 2
Spook (spo͞ok) n.: A specter; a ghost. Slang for “intelligence agent.”
Country (ˈkən-trē) n.: In the mind or in reality. The World. The United States of America, New Improved Edition. What lies before you. What lies behind.
Spook country (spo͞ok ˈkən-trē) n.: The place where we all have landed,...
Rainbows End April 3, 2007
In the near future, technology has transformed the world into a seamless blend of physical and digital reality. Augmented vision overlays information onto everyday life, networks connect minds and machines, and knowledge is more accessible—and more controllable—than ever before. Robert Gu, once a...
Pattern Recognition February 3, 2004
Blue Ant, Book 1
Cayce Pollard is a new kind of prophet—a world-renowned “coolhunter” who predicts the hottest trends. While in London to evaluate the redesign of a famous corporate logo, she’s offered a different assignment: find the creator of the obscure, enigmatic video clips being uploaded to the...
Hybrids January 1, 2004
The Neanderthal Parallax, Book 3
As the connection between two parallel Earths grows stronger, the divide between them becomes harder to ignore. On one side, a Neanderthal civilization built on transparency, stability, and harmony; on the other, a human world marked by complexity, conflict, and rapid change. Now, with travel...
Hominids February 17, 2003
The Neanderthal Parallax, Book 1
During a quantum physics experiment deep beneath the Earth, a scientist from a parallel universe is accidentally transported into our world. But this is no ordinary visitor—he is a Neanderthal from a reality where his species, not Homo sapiens, became the dominant form of intelligent life. Stranded...
A Deepness in the Sky January 15, 2000
Zones of Thought, Book 2
After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds. The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap...
Blue Mars June 2, 1997
The Mars Trilogy, Book 3
The red planet is no more. Now green and verdant, Mars has been dramatically altered from a desolate world into one where humans can flourish. The First Hundred settlers are being pulled into a fierce new struggle between the Reds, a group devoted to preserving Mars in its desert state, and the...
The Uplift War August 1, 1995
Uplift, Book 3
As galactic armadas clash in quest of the ancient fleet of the Progenitors, a brutal alien race seizes the dying planet of Garth. The various uplifted inhabitants of Garth must battle their overlords or face ultimate extinction.
At stake is the existence of Terran society and Earth, and the fate of...
Green Mars May 1, 1995
The Mars Trilogy, Book 2
Nearly a generation has passed since the first pioneers landed on Mars, and its transformation to an Earthlike planet is under way. But not everyone wants to see the process through. The methods are opposed by those determined to preserve their home planet’s hostile, barren beauty.
Led by the first...
Red Mars October 1, 1993
The Mars Trilogy, Book 1
For centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light onto its...
A Fire Upon The Deep February 15, 1993
Zones of Thought, Book 1
Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures and technology can function.
Nobody knows what strange...
Foundation's Edge October 1, 1991
Foundation, Book 4
At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved victorious, and now they return to Hari Seldon’s long established plan to build a new Empire on the ruins of the old. But rumors persist that the Second Foundation is...
Foundation and Empire October 1, 1991
Foundation, Book 2
Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire—the mightiest force in the Galaxy—is even more dangerous...
Count Zero April 1, 1987
Sprawl, Book 2
Then Hosaka Corporation reactivates him, for a mission more dangerous than the one he’s recovering from: to get a defecting chief of R&D—and the biochip he’s perfected—out intact.
But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties—some of whom aren’t remotely human....
Neuromancer August 15, 1986
Sprawl, Book 1
Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding...
Startide Rising March 1, 1984
Uplift, Book 2
The Terran exploration vessel Streaker has crashed in the uncharted water world of Kithrup, bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history.
Below, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion and a hostile planet to safeguard her secret—the fate of the...
A Case of Conscience January 1, 1972
A Case of Conscience follows Father Ramon Ruiz-Sanchez, a Jesuit priest and biologist sent as part of a scientific expedition to the distant planet Lithia. There, the team discovers a civilization of reptilian aliens who live in a perfectly ordered, rational society—one that appears entirely free of...