Reading is often an escape for me which may explain my predilection for science fiction. What better way to leave the drudgery of modern living than by imagining what the future may hold, good or bad. So, if you're feeling like you need some time away, try some of these amazing sci-fi reads! Of course, every title below is available from the library and accessible with that little marvel of technology, your library card!
Heart breaking and beautiful, Annie Bot explores self-determination and autonomy from the perspective of auto-didactic sex robot. We often conceive of or engage with non-human characters as a sort of mirror to our humanity. They become the surface upon which we explore the fundamental concepts of human experience, including its limits. The more human like Annie becomes, the harder it is to please her owner, Doug. Annie's journey from a blissful and dutiable companion to an empowered and determined individual is a powerful and inspiring transformation. Annie Bot shows that growth can be painful but ultimately necessary for our survival.
If you only read one book on this list, make it this one! Adrian Tchaikovsky is the sci-fi writer of our time whose work transcends genre fiction to those lofty heights we call Literature. Banished by the Mandate to a work camp on the mysterious and bizarre alien planet Kiln, Professor Arton Daghdev hasn't lost his revolutionary zeal. In fact, Kiln's odd biology may hold the secret to the Mandate's downfall. Wildy imaginative, Alien Clay is as fun as it is profound.
Reader reviews of David Wellington's second installment in the Red Space series are very polarized. Just like the first book, Paradise-1, it seems people either love it or hate it. Honestly, I get it. These books are huge but extremely fast paced with chapters frequently flying by after only a couple pages. I really enjoyed the snappy shifts from one character's perspective to another, but I can see how some readers might get narrative whiplash. Picking up immediately from where the previous book left off, Alexandra Petrova of Firewatch and her crew continue their quest to discover what happened to the colonists of Paradise-1. What they find is equally awe inspiring and terrifying as the group battles the once human habitants and a malevolent alien presence.
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