{"id":7639,"date":"2019-01-12T20:06:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T01:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=7639"},"modified":"2019-01-14T12:27:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T17:27:43","slug":"science-fiction-novels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/science-fiction-novels\/","title":{"rendered":"Science fiction novels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a first draft of this list, including books I reviewed on my blog (ie. ones I&#8217;ve read in the last 7 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\/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\/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\/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\/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\/2014\/03\/2312\/\"><strong>2312<\/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><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\/2016\/01\/anathem\/\"><strong>Anathem<\/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\/2014\/03\/marooned-in-realtime\/\"><strong>Marooned in Realtime<\/strong><\/a> by Vernor Vinge<\/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\/2018\/03\/foundation\/\"><strong>Foundation<\/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\/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\/prelude-to-foundation\/\"><strong>Prelude to Foundation<\/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\/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\/2014\/06\/emperor\/\"><strong>Emperor<\/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><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\/2016\/07\/proxima\/\"><strong>Proxima<\/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><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\/2018\/04\/foundation-and-chaos\/\"><strong>Foundation and Chaos<\/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\/2017\/08\/startide-rising\/\"><strong>Startide Rising<\/strong><\/a> by David Brin<\/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\/2017\/11\/infinitys-shore\/\"><strong>Infinity\u2019s Shore<\/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\/2018\/10\/earth\/\"><strong>Earth<\/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\/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\/2014\/11\/a-war-of-gifts\/\"><strong>A War of Gifts<\/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\/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><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\/2014\/01\/expendable\/\"><strong>Expendable<\/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\/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><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><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\/2018\/07\/pscyhohistorical-crisis\/\"><strong>Psychohistorical Crisis<\/strong><\/a> by Donald Kingsbury<\/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\/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\/2018\/08\/the-word-for-world-is-forest\/\"><strong>The Word for World Is Forest<\/strong><\/a> by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/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\/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\/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\/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\/2017\/07\/city-of-truth\/\"><strong>City of Truth<\/strong><\/a> by James Morrow<\/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\/2017\/09\/children-of-god\/\"><strong>Children of God<\/strong><\/a> by Mary Doria Russell<\/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><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/foreigner\/\">Foreigner<\/a><\/strong> 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\/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\/2013\/10\/old-mans-war\/\"><strong>Old Man\u2019s War<\/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><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/the-last-colony\/\">The Last Colony<\/a><\/strong> 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><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\/2018\/04\/fuzzy-nation\/\"><strong>Fuzzy Nation<\/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\/03\/redshirts\/\"><strong>Redshirts<\/strong><\/a> by John Scalzi<\/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\/2018\/08\/the-million\/\"><strong>The Million<\/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><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. 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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><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. Simak<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/mastodonia\/\"><strong>Mastodonia<\/strong><\/a> by Clifford D. 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