{"id":23765,"date":"2025-01-02T12:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=23765"},"modified":"2025-01-02T12:22:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:22:53","slug":"science-fiction-novels-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/science-fiction-novels-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Science fiction novels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/science-fiction-novels-6\/\">this<\/a> list. It only includes books I reviewed on my blog (ie. ones I&#8217;ve read in the last 13 years).<\/p>\n<p>Best of the best<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/second-foundation\/\"><strong>Second Foundation<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/the-player-of-games\/\"><strong>The Player of Games<\/strong><\/a> by Iain M. Banks<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/navigator\/\">Navigator<\/a><\/strong> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/the-time-ships\/\">The Time Ships<\/a><\/strong> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/existence\/\"><strong>Existence<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/foundations-triumph\/\"><strong>Foundation\u2019s Triumph<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/the-uplift-war\/\"><strong>The Uplift War<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/immunity-index\/\"><strong>Immunity Index<\/strong><\/a> by Sue Burke<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/semiosis\/\"><strong>Semiosis<\/strong><\/a> by Sue Burke<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet\/\"><strong>The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet<\/strong><\/a> by Becky Chambers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/west-of-january\/\"><strong>West of January<\/strong><\/a> by Dave Duncan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/ascending\/\"><strong>Ascending<\/strong><\/a> by James Alan Gardner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/the-humans\/\"><strong>The Humans<\/strong><\/a> by Matt Haig<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/children-of-dune\/\">Children of Dune<\/a><\/strong> by Frank Herbert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/under-fortunate-stars\/\"><strong>Under Fortunate Stars<\/strong><\/a> by Ren Hutchings<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/ancillary-justice\/\"><strong>Ancillary Justice<\/strong><\/a> by Ann Leckie<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/ancillary-mercy\/\"><strong>Ancillary Mercy<\/strong><\/a> by Ann Leckie<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/the-dispossessed\/\"><strong>The Dispossessed<\/strong><\/a> by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/deaths-end\/\"><strong>Death\u2019s End<\/strong><\/a> by Cixin Liu<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/the-three-body-problem\/\"><strong>The Three-Body Problem<\/strong><\/a> by Cixin Liu<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/autonomous\/\"><strong>Autonomous<\/strong><\/a> by Annalee Newitz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/the-future-of-another-timeline\/\"><strong>The Future of Another Timeline<\/strong><\/a> by Annalee Newitz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/the-terraformers\/\"><strong>The Terraformers<\/strong><\/a> by Annalee Newitz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/84k\/\"><strong>84K<\/strong><\/a> by Claire North<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/blasphemy\/\"><strong>Blasphemy<\/strong><\/a> by Douglas Preston<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/house-of-suns\/\"><strong>House of Suns<\/strong><\/a> by Alastair Reynolds<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/pushing-ice\/\"><strong>Pushing Ice<\/strong><\/a> by Alastair Reynolds<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/2312\/\"><strong>2312<\/strong><\/a> by Kim Stanley Robinson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/new-york-2140\/\"><strong>New York 2140<\/strong><\/a> by Kim Stanley Robinson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/the-sparrow\/\"><strong>The Sparrow<\/strong><\/a> by Maria Doria Russell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/golden-fleece\/\"><strong>Golden Fleece<\/strong><\/a> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/starplex\/\"><strong>Starplex<\/strong><\/a> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/the-end-of-all-things\/\">The End of All Things<\/a><\/strong> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/stealing-worlds\/\"><strong>Stealing Worlds<\/strong><\/a> by Karl Schroeder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/anathem\/\"><strong>Anathem<\/strong><\/a> by Neal Stephenson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/seveneves\/\"><strong>Seveneves<\/strong><\/a> by Neal Stephenson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/bones-of-the-earth\/\"><strong>Bones of the Earth<\/strong><\/a> by Michael Swanwick<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/children-of-time\/\"><strong>Children of Time<\/strong><\/a> by Adrian Tchaikovsky<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/the-doors-of-eden\/\"><strong>The Doors of Eden<\/strong><\/a> by Adrian Tchaikovsky<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/elder-race\/\"><strong>Elder Race<\/strong><\/a> by Adrian Tchaikovsky<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/a-fire-upon-the-deep\/\"><strong>A Fire Upon the Deep<\/strong><\/a> by Vernor Vinge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/marooned-in-realtime\/\"><strong>Marooned in Realtime<\/strong><\/a> by Vernor Vinge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/project-hail-mary\/\"><strong>Project Hail Mary<\/strong><\/a> by Andy Weir<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/all-clear\/\"><strong>All Clear<\/strong><\/a> by Connie Willis<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/spin\/\">Spin<\/a><\/strong> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Runner ups<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/caliban\/\"><strong>Caliban<\/strong><\/a> by Roger MacBride Allen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/inferno-2\/\"><strong>Inferno<\/strong><\/a> by Roger MacBride Allen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/utopia\/\"><strong>Utopia<\/strong><\/a> by Roger MacBride Allen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/the-caves-of-steel\/\"><strong>The Caves of Steel<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/the-currents-of-space\/\"><strong>The Currents of Space<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/forward-the-foundation\/\"><strong>Forward the Foundation<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/foundation\/\"><strong>Foundation<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov (+)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/foundation-and-earth\/\"><strong>Foundation and Earth<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/foundation-and-empire\/\"><strong>Foundation and Empire<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov (+)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/foundations-edge\/\"><strong>Foundation\u2019s Edge<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/the-naked-sun\/\"><strong>The Naked Sun<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/pebble-in-the-sky\/\"><strong>Pebble in the Sky<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/prelude-to-foundation\/\"><strong>Prelude to Foundation<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/robots-and-empire\/\"><strong>Robots and Empire<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/the-robots-of-dawn\/\"><strong>The Robots of Dawn<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/the-stars-like-dust\/\"><strong>The Stars, Like Dust<\/strong><\/a> by Isaac Asimov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/the-windup-girl\/\"><strong>The Windup Girl<\/strong><\/a> by Paolo Bacigalupi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/consider-phlebas\/\"><strong>Consider Phlebas<\/strong><\/a> by Iain M. Banks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/use-of-weapons\/\"><strong>Use of Weapons<\/strong><\/a> by Iain M. Banks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/ark\/\"><strong>Ark<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/bronze-summer\/\"><strong>Bronze Summer<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/conqueror\/\"><strong>Conqueror<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/emperor\/\"><strong>Emperor<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/flood\/\"><strong>Flood<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/iron-winter\/\"><strong>Iron Winter<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/the-massacre-of-mankind\/\"><strong>The Massacre of Mankind<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/the-medusa-chronicles\/\"><strong>The Medusa Chronicles<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter &amp; Alastair Reynolds<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/proxima\/\"><strong>Proxima<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/stone-spring\/\"><strong>Stone Spring<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/ultima\/\"><strong>Ultima<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/weaver\/\">Weaver<\/a><\/strong> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/world-engines-creator\/\"><strong>World Engines: Creator<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/foundation-and-chaos\/\"><strong>Foundation and Chaos<\/strong><\/a> by Greg Bear<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/moving-mars\/\"><strong>Moving Mars<\/strong><\/a> by Greg Bear<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/foundations-fear\/\"><strong>Foundation\u2019s Fear<\/strong><\/a> by Gregory Benford<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/timescape\/\"><strong>Timescape<\/strong><\/a> by Gregory Benford<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/mars\/\"><strong>Mars<\/strong><\/a> by Ben Bova<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/brightness-reef\/\"><strong>Brightness Reef<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/earth\/\"><strong>Earth<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/heavens-reach\/\"><strong>Heaven\u2019s Reach<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/infinitys-shore\/\"><strong>Infinity\u2019s Shore<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/the-postman\/\"><strong>The Postman<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/the-practice-effect\/\"><strong>The Practice Effect<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/startide-rising\/\"><strong>Startide Rising<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/dual-memory\/\"><strong>Dual Memory<\/strong><\/a> by Sue Burke<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/interference\/\"><strong>Interference<\/strong><\/a> by Sue Burke<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/the-last-shadow\/\"><strong>The Last Shadow<\/strong><\/a> by Orson Scott Card<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/shadows-in-flight\/\"><strong>Shadows in Flight<\/strong><\/a> by Orson Scott Card<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/a-closed-and-common-orbit\/\"><strong>A Closed and Common Orbit<\/strong><\/a> by Becky Chambers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/the-galaxy-and-the-ground-within\/\"><strong>The Galaxy, and the Ground Within<\/strong><\/a> by Becky Chambers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/record-of-a-spaceborn-few\/\"><strong>Record of a Spaceborn Few<\/strong><\/a> by Becky Chambers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/the-light-of-other-days\/\"><strong>The Light of Other Days<\/strong><\/a> by Arthur C. Clarke &amp; Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/mission-of-gravity\/\"><strong>Mission of Gravity<\/strong><\/a> by Hal Clement<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/sphere\/\"><strong>Sphere<\/strong><\/a> by Michael Crichton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/starbridge\/\"><strong>StarBridge<\/strong><\/a> by A. C. Crispin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/starbridge-2-silent-dances\/\"><strong>StarBridge 2: Silent Dances<\/strong><\/a> by A. C. Crispin &amp; <span data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiRxtPygbncAhWJ54MKHao7CK4Q2kooAjATegQIDRAO\">Kathleen O\u2019Malley<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/starbridge-3-shadow-world\/\"><strong>StarBridge 3: Shadow World<\/strong><\/a> by A. C. Crispin and Jannean Elliott<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/starbridge-4-serpents-gift\/\"><strong>StarBridge 4: Serpent\u2019s Gift<\/strong><\/a> by A. C. Crispin with Deborah A. Marshall<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/starbridge-5-silent-songs\/\"><strong>StarBridge 5: Silent Songs<\/strong><\/a> by A. C. Crispin &amp; Kathleen O\u2019Malley<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/ancestors-world-a-novel-of-starbridge\/\">Ancestor\u2019s World: A Novel of StarBridge<\/a><\/strong> by A. C. Crispin &amp; T. Jackson King<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/voices-of-chaos-a-novel-of-starbridge\/\"><strong>Voices of Chaos: A Novel of StarBridge<\/strong><\/a> by A. C. Crispin &amp; Ru Emerson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/reap-the-wild-wind\/\"><strong>Reap the Wild Wind<\/strong><\/a> by Jule E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/riders-of-the-storm\/\"><strong>Riders of the Storm<\/strong><\/a> by Julie E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/rift-in-the-sky\/\"><strong>Rift in the Sky<\/strong><\/a> by Julie E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/this-gulf-of-time-and-stars\/\"><strong>This Gulf of Time and Stars<\/strong><\/a> by Julie E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/a-thousand-words-for-stranger\/\"><strong>A Thousand Words for Stranger<\/strong><\/a> by Julie E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/ties-of-power\/\"><strong>Ties of Power<\/strong><\/a> by Julie E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/to-each-this-world\/\"><strong>To Each This World<\/strong><\/a> by Julie E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/to-trade-the-stars\/\"><strong>To Trade the Stars<\/strong><\/a> by Julie E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/the-three-stigmata-of-palmer-eldritch\/\">The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch<\/a><\/strong> by Philip K. Dick<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/down-and-out-in-the-magic-kingdom\/\"><strong>Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom<\/strong><\/a> by Cory Doctorow<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/expendable\/\"><strong>Expendable<\/strong><\/a> by James Alan Gardner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/hunted\/\"><strong>Hunted<\/strong><\/a> by James Alan Gardner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/vigilant\/\"><strong>Vigilant<\/strong><\/a> by James Alan Gardner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/emperor-swords-pentacles\/\"><strong>Emperor, Swords, Pentacles<\/strong><\/a> by Phyllis Gotlieb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/a-judgment-of-dragons\/\"><strong>A Judgment of Dragons<\/strong><\/a> by Phyllis Gotlieb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/the-kingdom-of-the-cats\/\"><strong>The Kingdom of the Cats<\/strong><\/a> by Phyllis Gotlieb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/the-accidental-time-machine\/\"><strong>The Accidental Time Machine<\/strong><\/a> by Joe Haldeman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/camouflage\/\"><strong>Camouflage<\/strong><\/a> by Joe Haldeman<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/old-twentieth\/\">Old Twentieth<\/a><\/strong> by Joe Haldeman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/the-reality-dysfunction\/\"><strong>The Reality Dysfunction<\/strong><\/a> by Peter F. Hamilton<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/hunters-of-dune\/\">Hunters of Dune<\/a><\/strong> by Brian Herbert &amp; Kevin J. Anderson<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/chapterhouse-dune\/\">Chapterhouse: Dune<\/a><\/strong> by Frank Herbert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/dune\/\"><strong>Dune <\/strong><\/a>by Frank Herbert (+)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/dune-messiah\/\"><strong>Dune Messiah <\/strong><\/a>by Frank Herbert<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/god-emperor-of-dune\/\">God Emperor of Dune<\/a><\/strong> by Frank Herbert<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/heretics-of-dune\/\">Heretics of Dune<\/a><\/strong> by Frank Herbert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/have-robot-will-travel\/\"><strong>Have Robot, Will Travel<\/strong><\/a> by Alexander C. Irvine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/carve-the-sky\/\"><strong>Carve the Sky<\/strong><\/a> by Alexander Jablokov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/brother-jonathan\/\"><strong>Brother Jonathan<\/strong><\/a> by Crawford Kilian<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/courtship-rite\/\"><strong>Courtship Rite<\/strong><\/a> by Donald Kingsbury<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/pscyhohistorical-crisis\/\"><strong>Psychohistorical Crisis<\/strong><\/a> by Donald Kingsbury<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/chaos-terminal\/\"><strong>Chaos Terminal<\/strong><\/a> by Mur Lafferty<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/six-wakes\/\"><strong>Six Wakes<\/strong><\/a> by Mur Lafferty<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/station-eternity\/\"><strong>Station Eternity<\/strong><\/a> by Mur Lafferty<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/city-of-illusions\/\"><strong>City of Illusions<\/strong><\/a> by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/the-lathe-of-heaven\/\"><strong>The Lathe of Heaven<\/strong><\/a> by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/planet-of-exile\/\"><strong>Planet of Exile<\/strong><\/a> by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/rocannons-world\/\"><strong>Rocannon\u2019s World<\/strong><\/a> by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/ancillary-sword\/\"><strong>Ancillary Sword<\/strong><\/a> by Ann Leckie<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/provenance\/\"><strong>Provenance<\/strong><\/a> by Ann Leckie<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/translation-state\/\"><strong>Translation State<\/strong><\/a> by Ann Leckie<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/ninefox-gambit\/\"><strong>Ninefox Gambit<\/strong><\/a> by Yoon Ha Lee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/the-dark-forest\/\"><strong>The Dark Forest<\/strong><\/a> by Cixin Liu<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/activation-degradation\/\"><strong>Activation Degradation<\/strong><\/a> by Marina J. Lostetter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/noumenon\/\"><strong>Noumenon<\/strong><\/a> by Marina J. Lostetter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/noumenon-infinity\/\"><strong>Noumenon Infinity<\/strong><\/a> by Marina J. Lostetter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/noumenon-ultra\/\"><strong>Noumenon Ultra<\/strong><\/a> by Marina J. Lostetter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/omnifix\/\"><strong>Omnifix<\/strong><\/a> by Scott Mackay<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/outpost\/\"><strong>Outpost<\/strong><\/a> by Scott Mackay<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/sea-of-tranquility\/\"><strong>Sea of Tranquility<\/strong><\/a> by Emily St. John Mandel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/station-eleven\/\"><strong>Station Eleven<\/strong><\/a> by Emily St. John Mandel<\/li>\n<li><span data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiL5bqR3IneAhVqS98KHUwtAzcQ2kooAjAWegQICBAO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/counting-heads\/\"><strong>Counting Heads<\/strong><\/a> by David Marusek<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/mind-over-ship\/\"><strong>Mind Over Ship<\/strong><\/a> by David Marusek<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/the-many-colored-land\/\"><strong>The Many-Colored Land<\/strong><\/a> by Julian May<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/ancient-shores\/\"><strong>Ancient Shores<\/strong><\/a> by Jack McDevitt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/infinity-beach\/\"><strong>Infinity Beach<\/strong><\/a> by Jack McDevitt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/thunderbird\/\"><strong>Thunderbird<\/strong><\/a> by Jack McDevitt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/time-travelers-never-die\/\"><strong>Time Travelers Never Die<\/strong><\/a> by Jack McDevitt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/china-mountain-zhang\/\"><strong>China Mountain Zhang<\/strong><\/a> by Maureen F. McHugh<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/defenders\/\"><strong>Defenders<\/strong><\/a> by Will McIntosh<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/love-minus-eighty\/\">Love Minus Eighty<\/a><\/strong> by Will McIntosh<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/up-against-it\/\"><strong>Up Against It<\/strong><\/a> by Laura J. Mixon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/city-of-truth\/\"><strong>City of Truth<\/strong><\/a> by James Morrow<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/angry-young-spaceman\/\"><strong>Angry Young Spaceman<\/strong><\/a> by Jim Munroe<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/the-employees\/\"><strong>The Employees<\/strong><\/a> by Olga Ravn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/i-robot-to-obey\/\"><strong>I, Robot: To Obey<\/strong><\/a> by Mickey Zucker Reichert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/i-robot-to-preserve\/\"><strong>I, Robot: To Preserve<\/strong><\/a> by Mickey Zucker Reichert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/i-robot-to-protect\/\"><strong>I, Robot: To Protect<\/strong><\/a> by Mickey Zucker Reichert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/revelation-space\/\"><strong>Revelation Space<\/strong><\/a> by Alastair Reynolds<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/aurora\/\"><strong>Aurora<\/strong><\/a> by Kim Stanley Robinson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/red-moon\/\"><strong>Red Moon<\/strong><\/a> by Kim Stanley Robinson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/children-of-god\/\"><strong>Children of God<\/strong><\/a> by Mary Doria Russell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/the-child-garden\/\"><strong>The Child Garden<\/strong><\/a> by Geoff Ryman<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/far-seer\/\">Far-Seer<\/a><\/strong> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/fossil-hunter\/\">Fossil Hunter<\/a><\/strong> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/the-downloaded\/\"><strong>The Downloaded<\/strong><\/a> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/the-oppenheimer-alternative\/\"><strong>The Oppenheimer Alternative<\/strong><\/a> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/quantum-night\/\"><strong>Quantum Night<\/strong><\/a> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/red-planet-blues\/\"><strong>Red Planet Blues<\/strong><\/a> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/triggers\/\"><strong>Triggers<\/strong><\/a> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/wake\/\"><strong>Wake<\/strong><\/a> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/watch\/\">Watch<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>by&nbsp;Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/wonder\/\"><strong>Wonder<\/strong><\/a> by Robert J. Sawyer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/agent-to-the-stars\/\"><strong>Agent to the Stars<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-collapsing-empire\/\"><strong>The Collapsing Empire<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-consuming-fire\/\"><strong>The Consuming Fire<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/fuzzy-nation\/\"><strong>Fuzzy Nation<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/the-ghost-brigades\/\">The Ghost Brigades<\/a><\/strong> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/head-on\/\"><strong>Head On<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/the-human-division\/\">The Human Division<\/a><\/strong> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/the-kaiju-preservation-society\/\"><strong>The Kaiju Preservation Society<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/the-last-colony\/\">The Last Colony<\/a><\/strong> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-last-emperox\/\"><strong>The Last Emperox<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/lock-in\/\"><strong>Lock In<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/old-mans-war\/\"><strong>Old Man\u2019s War<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/redshirts\/\"><strong>Redshirts<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/starter-villain\/\"><strong>Starter Villain<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/zoes-tale\/\">Zoe&#8217;s Tale<\/a><\/strong> by John Scalzi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/ashes-of-candesce\/\"><strong>Ashes of Candesce<\/strong><\/a> by Karl Schroeder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/pirate-sun\/\"><strong>Pirate Sun<\/strong><\/a> by Karl Schroeder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/queen-of-candesce\/\"><strong>Queen of Candesce<\/strong><\/a> by Karl Schroeder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/the-sunless-countries\/\"><strong>The Sunless Countries<\/strong><\/a> by Karl Schroeder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/sun-of-suns\/\"><strong>Sun of Suns<\/strong><\/a> by Karl Schroeder<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/lady-of-mazes\/\">Lady of Mazes<\/a><\/strong> by Karl Schroeder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/lockstep\/\"><strong>Lockstep<\/strong><\/a> by Karl Schroeder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/permanence\/\"><strong>Permanence<\/strong><\/a> by Karl Schroeder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/at-winters-end\/\"><strong>At Winter\u2019s End<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Silverberg<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/the-new-springtime\/\"><strong>The New Springtime<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Silverberg<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/all-flesh-is-grass\/\">All Flesh is Grass<\/a><\/strong> by Clifford D. Simak<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/project-pope\/\"><strong>Project Pope<\/strong><\/a> by Clifford D. Simak<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/cavalcade\/\"><strong>Cavalcade<\/strong><\/a> by Alison Sinclair<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/legacies\/\"><strong>Legacies<\/strong><\/a> by Alison Sinclair<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/still-forms-on-foxfield\/\"><strong>Still Forms on Foxfield<\/strong><\/a> by Joan Slonczewski<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/the-wall-around-eden\/\"><strong>The Wall Around Eden<\/strong><\/a> by Joan Slonczewski<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/reamde\/\"><strong>Reamde<\/strong><\/a> by Neal Stephenson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/passion-play\/\"><strong>Passion Play<\/strong><\/a> by Sean Stewart<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/accelerando\/\">Accelerando<\/a><\/strong> by Charles Stross<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/more-than-human\/\"><strong>More than Human<\/strong><\/a> by Theodore Sturgeon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/all-these-worlds\/\"><strong>All These Worlds<\/strong><\/a> by Dennis E. Taylor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/for-we-are-many\/\"><strong>For We Are Many<\/strong><\/a> by Dennis E. Taylor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/heavens-river\/\"><strong>Heaven\u2019s River<\/strong><\/a> by Dennis E. Taylor<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/we-are-legion-we-are-bob\/\">We Are Legion (We Are Bob)<\/a><\/strong> by Dennis E. Taylor<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/cage-of-souls\/\"><strong>Cage of Souls<\/strong><\/a> by Adrian Tchaikovsky<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/children-of-ruin\/\"><strong>Children of Ruin<\/strong><\/a> by Adrian Tchaikovsky<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/aurora-2\/\"><strong>Aurora<\/strong><\/a> by Mark W. Tiedemann<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/chimera\/\"><strong>Chimera<\/strong><\/a> by Mark W. Tiedemann<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/mirage-2\/\"><strong>Mirage<\/strong><\/a> by Mark W. Tiedemann<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/mammoth\/\"><strong>Mammoth<\/strong><\/a> by John Varley<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/titan\/\"><strong>Titan<\/strong><\/a> by John Varley<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paris in the Twentieth Century<\/strong> by Jules Verne<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/the-children-of-the-sky\/\"><strong>The Children of the Sky<\/strong><\/a> by Vernor Vinge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/the-peace-war\/\"><strong>The Peace War<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;by Vernor Vinge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/rainbows-end\/\"><strong>Rainbows End<\/strong><\/a> by Vernor Vinge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/the-silent-city\/\"><strong>The Silent City<\/strong><\/a> by Elisabeth Vonarburg<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/the-sirens-of-titan\/\"><strong>The Sirens of Titan <\/strong><\/a>by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/behemoth-book-one-b-max\/\"><strong>Behemoth Book One: B-Max<\/strong><\/a> by Peter Watts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/behemoth-book-two-seppuku\/\"><strong>Behemoth Book Two: Seppuku<\/strong><\/a> by Peter Watts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/maelstrom\/\"><strong>Maelstrom<\/strong><\/a> by Peter Watts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/starfish\/\"><strong>Starfish<\/strong><\/a> by Peter Watts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/artemis\/\"><strong>Artemis<\/strong><\/a> by Andy Weir<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/the-cityborn\/\"><strong>The Cityborn<\/strong><\/a> by Edward Willett<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/blackout\/\"><strong>Blackout<\/strong><\/a> by Connie Willis<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/crosstalk\/\"><strong>Crosstalk<\/strong><\/a> by Connie Willis<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/the-affinities\/\"><strong>The Affinities<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/axis\/\">Axis<\/a><\/strong> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/a-bridge-of-years\/\"><strong>A Bridge of Years<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/burning-paradise\/\"><strong>Burning Paradise<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/the-divide\/\"><strong>The Divide<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/julian-comstock\/\"><strong>Julian Comstock<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/last-year\/\"><strong>Last Year<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/memory-wire\/\"><strong>Memory Wire<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/vortex\/\">Vortex<\/a><\/strong> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/a-scientific-romance\/\"><strong>A Scientific Romance<\/strong><\/a> by Ronald Wright<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/how-to-live-safely-in-a-sci-fi-universe\/\"><strong>How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe<\/strong><\/a> by Charles Yu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Honourable mentions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/world-engines-destroyer\/\"><strong>World Engines: Destroyer<\/strong><\/a> by Stephen Baxter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/eon\/\"><strong>Eon<\/strong><\/a> by Greg Bear<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/sundiver\/\"><strong>Sundiver<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/the-dragons-eye\/\"><strong>The Dragon\u2019s Eye<\/strong><\/a> by Jo\u00ebl Champetier<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/the-fountains-of-paradise\/\"><strong>The Fountains of Paradise<\/strong><\/a> by Arthur C. Clarke<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/the-andromeda-strain\/\"><strong>The Andromeda Strain<\/strong><\/a> by Michael Crichton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jurassic Park<\/strong> by Michael Crichton (*)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/sandworms-of-dune\/\">Sandworms of Dune<\/a><\/strong> by Brian Herbert &amp; Kevin J. Anderson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/the-stars-are-legion\/\"><strong>The Stars Are Legion<\/strong><\/a> by Kameron Hurley<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frankenstein<\/strong> by Mary Shelley<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/dying-inside\/\"><strong>Dying Inside<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Silverberg<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/highway-of-eternity\/\"><strong>Highway of Eternity<\/strong><\/a> by Clifford D. 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