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From Hell with Love

#4 of 12 in Secret Histories

From Hell with Love

BySimon R. Green

The Man With the Golden Torc

#1 of 12 in Secret Histories

The Man With the Golden Torc

BySimon R. Green

The Spy Who Haunted Me

#3 of 12 in Secret Histories

The Spy Who Haunted Me

BySimon R. Green

Daemons Are Forever

#2 of 12 in Secret Histories

Daemons Are Forever

BySimon R. Green

Earth Below, Sky Above

#5.13 of 6 in Old Man's War

Earth Below, Sky Above

ByJohn Scalzi

The Unincorporated Man

#1 of 4 in Unincorporated Man

The Unincorporated Man

ByDani Kollin,Eytan Kollin

Le Bilbliomancien

#1 of 3 in Magic Ex Libris

ByJim C. Hines

Deepsix

#2 of 7 in The Academy

ByJack McDevitt

Fuzzy Nation

#7 of 9 in Fuzzy Sapiens

ByJohn Scalzi

The Chronoliths

The Chronoliths

ByRobert Charles Wilson

Chindi

#3 of 7 in The Academy

ByJack McDevitt

Spin

#1 of 3 in Spin

ByRobert Charles Wilson

The Last Colony

#3 of 6 in Old Man's War

The Last Colony

ByJohn Scalzi

Seeker

#3 of 8 in Alex Benedict

ByJack McDevitt

Amanecer de hierro

#2 of 2 in Eschaton

ByCharles Stross

Singularity Sky

Singularity Sky

ByCharles Stross

Omega

#4 of 7 in The Academy

ByJack McDevitt

Polaris

#2 of 8 in Alex Benedict

ByJack McDevitt

Blind Lake

ByRobert Charles Wilson

Perdido Street Station

#1 of 3 in New Crobuzon

Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)

ByChina Miéville

The Ghost Brigades

#2 of 6 in Old Man's War

The Ghost Brigades

ByJohn Scalzi

The Emperor's Soul

3 Elantris

The Emperor's Soul

ByBrandon Sanderson

The Engines of God

#1 of 7 in The Academy

The Engines of God

ByJack McDevitt

The Giants Novels

#1 of 5 in Giants

Inherit the Stars

ByJames P. Hogan

The Man Who Never Missed

#1 of 8 in Matador

The Man Who Never Missed

BySteve Perry

Red Mars

#1 of 3 in Mars Trilogy

ByKim Stanley Robinson

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Callahan's #1)

#1 of 9 in Callahan's

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Callahan's #1)

BySpider Robinson

Worlds of Wonder

Worlds of Wonder

ByDavid Gerrold

Childhood's End

Childhood's End

ByArthur C. Clarke

Gateway

#1 of 6 in Heechee Saga

ByFrederik Pohl

The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

ByNeal Stephenson

Green rider

#1 of 7 in Green Rider

ByKristen Britain

The Demolished Man

The Demolished Man

ByAlfred Bester

1951 • 196 Readers • 191 pages • 3.6

The Atrocity Archives

#1 of 11 in Laundry Files

The Atrocity Archives

ByCharles Stross

Hyperion

#1 of 4 in Hyperion Cantos

ByDan Simmons

Children no more

Children no more

ByMark L. Van Name

The Cross in the Closet

The Cross in the Closet

ByTimothy Kurek

Snuff

#39 of 41 in Discworld

ByTerry Pratchett

Live and Let Drood

#6 of 12 in Secret Histories

Live and Let Drood

BySimon R. Green

For Heaven's Eyes Only

#5 of 12 in Secret Histories

For Heaven's Eyes Only

BySimon R. Green

Redshirts

ByJohn Scalzi

Kobayashi Maru

#3 of 5 in Star Trek - Enterprise: Relaunch

ByMichael A. Martin,Andy Mangels

Kris Longknife

ByMike Shepherd

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House of Wolves

House of Wolves

ByRobert B. McDiarmid

2011 • 1 Reader

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Children of Open Adoption and Their Families

Children of Open Adoption and Their Families

ByKathleen Silber,Patricia Martinez Dorner

Time Pressure

#2 of 3 in Lifehouse Trilogy

BySpider Robinson

How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy

Genre Writing Series

How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy

ByOrson Scott Card

The Stars My Destination

The Stars My Destination

ByAlfred Bester

Starship Troopers

Heinlein's Juveniles

Starship Troopers

ByRobert A. Heinlein

Furies of Calderon

#1 of 6 in Codex Alera

Furies of Calderon

ByJim Butcher

Something from the Nightside

#1 of 12 in Nightside

Something from the Nightside

BySimon R. Green

The Uplift War

#3 of 6 in The Uplift Saga

ByDavid Brin

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

ByPhilip José Farmer

Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction

Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction

ByPatricia Highsmith

2001 • 3 Readers • 164 pages • 3

Why I Write

ByGeorge Orwell

1946 • 77 Readers • 32 pages • 3.8

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

#1 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

ByDouglas Adams

Neuromancer

#1 of 3 in Sprawl

ByWilliam Gibson

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

ByNatalie Goldberg

Rosemary and Rue

#1 of 17 in October Daye

Rosemary and Rue

BySeanan McGuire

Ready Player One

#1 of 2 in Ready Player One

Ready Player One

ByErnest Cline

Old Man's War

#1 of 6 in Old Man's War

ByJohn Scalzi

Assassin's Apprentice

#1 of 3 in The Farseer Trilogy

Assassin's Apprentice

ByRobin Hobb

Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

About Writing

Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew

ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1998 • 73 Readers • 178 pages • 4.2

Dune

#1 of 8 in Dune

ByFrank Herbert

No Plot? No Problem!

No Plot? No Problem!

ByChris Baty

Accelerando

ByCharles Stross

The Forever War

#1 of 2 in The Forever War

The Forever War

ByJoe Haldeman

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

ByStephen King

Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

ByAnne Lamott

The Honor of the Queen

#2 of 14 in Honor Harrington

The Honor of the Queen

ByDavid Weber

Eats, Shoots & Leaves

Eats, Shoots & Leaves

ByLynne Truss

Snow Crash

ByNeal Stephenson

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Page After Page

Page After Page: Discover the Confidence & Passion You Need to Start Writing & Keep Writing

ByHeather Sellers

The Wise Man's Fear

#2 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle

The Wise Man's Fear

ByPatrick Rothfuss

24 • 1,519 Readers • 1,107 pages • 4.4

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How to Write a Damn Good Novel

#1 of 2 in How to Write a Damn Good Novel

How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling

ByJames N. Frey

Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity

Zen in the Art of Writing

ByRay Bradbury

1973 • 115 Readers • 176 pages • 3.7

Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life

Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life

ByTerry Brooks

Stranger in a Strange Land

#1 of 1 in Stranger in a Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land

ByRobert A. Heinlein

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The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells

The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells

ByBen Bova

John Carter of Mars

#11 of 11 in Barsoom

John Carter of Mars

ByEdgar Rice Burroughs,Frank Schoonover,+1 more

Off Armageddon Reef

#1 of 10 in Safehold

Off Armageddon Reef

ByDavid Weber

The Stainless Steel Rat

#4 of 10 in Stainless Steel Rat

The Stainless Steel Rat

ByHarry Harrison

Mistborn: The Final Empire

#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy

Mistborn: The Final Empire

ByBrandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension

#2 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy

The Well of Ascension

ByBrandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages

#3 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy

The Hero of Ages

ByBrandon Sanderson

Red lightning

ByJohn Varley

The Magicians' Guild

#1 of 3 in The Black Magician Trilogy

The Magicians' Guild

ByTrudi Canavan

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Sundered Skies

ByDave Blewer

Summer Knight

#4 of 19 in The Dresden Files

ByJim Butcher

Red Thunder (Thunder and Lightning, #1)

Red Thunder (Thunder and Lightning, #1)

ByJohn Varley

The Novice

#2 of 3 in The Black Magician Trilogy

ByTrudi Canavan

The High Lord

#3 of 3 in The Black Magician Trilogy

ByTrudi Canavan