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295 books

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

158 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Old Man's War by John Scalzi

Old Man's War

Old Man's War #1

John Scalzi

362 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi

The Ghost Brigades

Old Man's War #2

John Scalzi

374 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging fast-paced
The Last Colony by John Scalzi

The Last Colony

Old Man's War #3

John Scalzi

324 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart

Bridge of Birds

The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox #1

Barry Hughart

278 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
fiction fantasy historical mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould

Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

Stephen Jay Gould

352 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Sam Kean

391 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Hyperion

Hyperion Cantos #1

Dan Simmons

512 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

12 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Kitty Rocks the House by Carrie Vaughn

Kitty Rocks the House

Kitty Norville #11

Carrie Vaughn

324 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0brew_strong's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional fast-paced