Popular Paperbacks: Simply Science Fiction
Armstrong and Nancy. FIRE-US #1:THE KINDLING.
In 2007, a small band
of kids struggle to survive in a world where all the adults and
dead. (Juv Fic SF Armstrong)
Bell, Hilari. A MATTER OF PROFIT.
Battle-weary Ahvren
arrives on a newly-conquered world only to find sinister plots
unfolding. (Juv Fic SF Bell)
Bujold, Lois McMaster. WARRIOR'S APPRENTICE.
Despite brittle bones
and a dwarfish physique, Miles creates a galactic mercenary force
that ends up changing everything. (Fic SF Bujold)
Bradbury, Ray. FAHRENHEIT 451.
In this futuristic
society, reading is a crime and firefighters burn books. (Juv
Fic SF Bradbury)
Brin, David. STARTIDE RISING.
Pursued by an alien
armada, a spaceship crewed by humans, dolphins and a chimp makes
a discovery that shakes the universe. (Fic SF Brin)
Burgess, Melvin. BLOODTIDE.
Set in a violent,
futuristic London ruled by ganglords and surrounded by halfmen,
revenge is the rule. (Fic SF Burgess)
Card, Orson Scott. ENDER'S SHADOW.
This companion novel
to ‘Ender's Game’ retells the story from Bean's point
of view. (Fic SF Card)
Christopher, John. THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
A young boy must travel
a great distance, seeking freedom from the ominous Tripods. (Juv
Fic SF Christopher)
Clarke, Arthur. CHILDHOOD'S END.
Our lives and beliefs
are nothing like we could have ever imagined. (Juv Fic SF Clarke)
Engdahl, Sylvia Louis. ENCHANTRESS FROM THE STARS.
When Elana joins the
service, she must confront the ethical dilemmas of less evolved
planetary civilizations. (YA Fic SF Engdahl)
Gerrold, David. JUMPING OFF THE PLANET.
Chigger, Weird, and
Stinky's vacation with their father turns ominous as they ride
the elevator to the moon. (Juv Fic SF Gerrold)
Gould, Steven. WILDSIDE.
When Charlie inherits
a ranch from his uncle, he discovers a concealed gate that leads
to a parallel world where humans have never evolved. (Juv Fic
SF Gould)
Heinlein, Robert. STARSHIP TROOPERS.
Johnnie endures boot
camp in space in preparation for the "Bug War." (Fic
SF Heinlein)
Hoover, H. M. WINDS OF MARS.
Along with her robot
servant, teenager Annalyn finds that life on Mars is more complicated
than she thought.
Kishiro, Yukito. BATTLE ANGEL ALITA, Volume 1.
A nameless robot girl
finds comfort in the arms of a warrior hunter in this first volume
of a manga series.
Lasky, Kathryn. STAR SPLIT.
Darci wonders, "What's
the point of living when your entire future is pre-programmed
into your DNA?" (Juv Fic SF Lasky)
Lassiter, Rhiannon. HEX.
Raven, a computer
hacker with a mutant mind, must evade a powerful government agency
seeking to destroy her. (YA Fic SF Lassiter)
Lowachee, Karin. WARCHILD.
Jos becomes a spy
for an alien race at war with humanity.
Nix, Garth. SHADE'S CHILDREN.
Children are "harvested"
for their brains and muscles on their 14th birthday. A lucky few
escape to the mysterious Shade. (Juv Fic SF Nix)
Price, Susan. THE STERKARM HANDSHAKE.
Scientists build a
time tunnel to the past in order to exploit natural resources,
but do they underestimate the treacherous, war-like border tribe?
(YA Fic SF Price)
Sheffield, Charles. HIGHER EDUCATION: A JUPITER
NOVEL.
After getting expelled
from school, Rick faces a dead-end future until he joins asteroid
mining training and finds great challenge and danger.
Skurzynski, Gloria. VIRTUAL WAR.
Corgan, a genetically
engineered soldier, is ready to fight the virtual war that will
decide ownership of the only habitable lands on earth. (Juv Fic
SF Skurzynski)
Tenapel, Douglas. CREATURE TECH.
A Scientist finds
that a zombie doctor wants the Shroud of Turin for his nerfarious
plot of eternal life.
Willis, Connie. THE DOOMSDAY BOOK.
Did the black plague
start in the past, or was it taken back from the future? (Fic
SF Willis)
Yukimura, Makoto. PLANETES, Vol. 1.
Somebody has to clean
up all the space junk.
2/26/07
Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802