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Discursive Design Summary
Discursive Design
Critical, Speculative, and Alternative Things
by Bruce M. Tharp 2019 632 pages
4.35
23 ratings
Design
Art Design
Speculative Fiction
Vigil Harbor Summary
Vigil Harbor
by Julia Glass 2022 416 pages
3.67
1.8K ratings
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Environment
Blue Mars Summary
Blue Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1997 768 pages
3.95
33.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Hugo Awards
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Sword of the Lictor Summary
The Sword of the Lictor
by Gene Wolfe 1981 279 pages
4.22
12.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Classics
Green Mars Summary
Green Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1993 624 pages
3.96
40.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Hugo Awards
Science Fiction Fantasy
Absolution Summary
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024 464 pages
3.59
10.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest 1974 239 pages
3.95
10.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
The Citadel of the Autarch Summary
The Citadel of the Autarch
by Gene Wolfe 1983 330 pages
4.25
11.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Wild Seed Summary
Wild Seed
by Octavia E. Butler 2001 306 pages
4.2
39.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Peripheral Summary
The Peripheral
by William Gibson 2014 485 pages
3.89
33.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Time Travel
Little Eyes Summary
Little Eyes
by Samanta Schweblin 2020 256 pages
3.59
23.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Merge Summary
The Merge
by Grace Walker 2025 320 pages
3.85
1.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Adult
The Top of the Volcano Summary
The Top of the Volcano
The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison
by Harlan Ellison 2014 536 pages
4.1
267 ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Horror
Hazards of Time Travel Summary
Hazards of Time Travel
by Joyce Carol Oates 2018 336 pages
2.98
7.3K ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Darwin's Radio Summary
Darwin's Radio
by Greg Bear 2003 448 pages
3.73
16.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Future Summary
The Future
by Naomi Alderman 2023 432 pages
3.84
23.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
Version Control Summary
Version Control
by Dexter Palmer 2016 495 pages
3.72
7.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Sudden Appearance of Hope Summary
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
by Claire North 2016 476 pages
3.64
12.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Contemporary
The Best of Connie Willis Summary
The Best of Connie Willis
Award-Winning Stories
by Connie Willis 2013 473 pages
4.1
2.3K ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman 2007 278 pages
3.73
10.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Science Fiction Fantasy
Forward Summary
Forward
Stories of Tomorrow
by Blake Crouch 2019 309 pages
3.74
1.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Anthologies
The Time Ships Summary
The Time Ships
by Stephen Baxter 1995 520 pages
3.95
6.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Steampunk
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