Seattle Picks: Science Fiction

The Power

A Novel

by Alderman, Naomi

Book - 2017

All over the world, teenage girls develop the ability to send an electric charge from the tips of their fingers. All over the world, teenage girls develop the ability to send an electric charge from the tips of their fingers. Show less

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The Long Way to A Small, Angry Planet

by Chambers, Becky

Book - 2016

"When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everythin...Show more "When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everything she could possible want: a spot to call home, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy andsome distance from her past. And nothing could be further from what she's known than the crew of the Wayfarer." Show less

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Persepolis Rising

by Corey, James S. A.

Book - 2017

Presents a latest entry in the best-selling series that includes Leviathan Wakes and Caliban's War and has inspired a major television series. Presents a latest entry in the best-selling series that includes Leviathan Wakes and Caliban's War and has inspired a major television series. Show less

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Gnomon

A Novel

by Harkaway, Nick

Book - 2018

A tale set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state follows the suspicious death of a dissident in custody and finds state inspector Mielikki Neith ...Show more A tale set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state follows the suspicious death of a dissident in custody and finds state inspector Mielikki Neith immersing herself in the victim's world, where she encounters a panorama of characters and innovations that transform her perspectives. Show less

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The Stars Are Legion

by Hurley, Kameron

Book - 2017

Amnesiac Zan is a prisoner, although her family insists that it's for her own good. They also claim that she represents their best hope for saving the Leg...Show more Amnesiac Zan is a prisoner, although her family insists that it's for her own good. They also claim that she represents their best hope for saving the Legion, their dying civilization of "world-ships." Yet Zan can't shake the feeling she's been here before, and that her family isn't really her family. Flawed characters and inventive world-building make this novel a good bet for fans of Iain M. Banks' Culture novels. -- Description by Gillian Speace Show less

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At the Table of Wolves

by Kenyon, Kay

Book - 2017

A woman with a talent for drawing out truths that people most wish to hide, Kim Tavistock, a test subject at an ultra-secret site called Monkton Hall, is ...Show more A woman with a talent for drawing out truths that people most wish to hide, Kim Tavistock, a test subject at an ultra-secret site called Monkton Hall, is recruited for a mission to expose the head of the facility, who is believed to be a German spy, and she must infiltrate the upper-crust circles of some of England’s worst fascist sympathizers to expose a traitor. Show less

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The Stone Sky

by Jemisin, N. K.

Book - 2017

Jemisin concludes her Broken Earth trilogy (The Obelisk Gate, 2016, etc.), about a vengeful Earth whose tectonic instability can be controlled by the despised and feared orogenes. Jemisin concludes her Broken Earth trilogy (The Obelisk Gate, 2016, etc.), about a vengeful Earth whose tectonic instability can be controlled by the despised and feared orogenes. Show less

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Six Wakes

by Lafferty, Mur

Book - 2017

The fantasist author of the hilarious The Shambling Guide to New York City (2013) ventures into science-fiction horror. The immediate setup will be famili...Show more The fantasist author of the hilarious The Shambling Guide to New York City (2013) ventures into science-fiction horror. The immediate setup will be familiar to mystery fans: five dead bodies, variously stabbed, poisoned, or hanged, and no survivors. Whodunit? Show less

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Death's End

by Liu, Cixin

Book - 2016

What if alien civilizations do exist? In this final installment of a stunning and provocative trilogy (The Dark Forest, 2015, etc.), Liu teases out the grim, unsettling implications. What if alien civilizations do exist? In this final installment of a stunning and provocative trilogy (The Dark Forest, 2015, etc.), Liu teases out the grim, unsettling implications. Show less

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Noumenon

by Lostetter, Marina J.

Book - 2017

In Lostetter's ambitious debut, the year is 2088, and humankind is finally ready to explore deep space, preparing to send convoys of clones on eons-long missions to investigate the outskirts of the galaxy. In Lostetter's ambitious debut, the year is 2088, and humankind is finally ready to explore deep space, preparing to send convoys of clones on eons-long missions to investigate the outskirts of the galaxy. Show less

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Wolf Moon

by McDonald, Ian

Book - 2017

On an unstable lunar environment, the shifting loyalties and political machinations of different family corporations reach the zenith of their most fertile plots as outright war erupts, in a series that is already under option from CBS TV. On an unstable lunar environment, the shifting loyalties and political machinations of different family corporations reach the zenith of their most fertile plots as outright war erupts, in a series that is already under option from CBS TV. Show less

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Binti

The Night Masquerade

by Okorafor, Nnedi

Book - 2018

The Khoush fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the Meduse. Once again it is up to Binti, and her intriguing new friend Mwinyi, to intervene--thou...Show more The Khoush fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the Meduse. Once again it is up to Binti, and her intriguing new friend Mwinyi, to intervene--though the elders of her people do not entirely trust her motives--and try to prevent a war that could wipe out her people."--Publisher's description. Show less

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Infomocracy

by Older, Malka

Book - 2016

A debut sci-fi author suggests that the electoral process could be even scarier, more convoluted, and more subject to factual distortions than it currently is. A debut sci-fi author suggests that the electoral process could be even scarier, more convoluted, and more subject to factual distortions than it currently is. Show less

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Too Like the Lightning

by Palmer, Ada

Book - 2016

In the 25th century, human civilization is divided into philosophical sects based on technologically generated abundance and inspired by the 18th-century ...Show more In the 25th century, human civilization is divided into philosophical sects based on technologically generated abundance and inspired by the 18th-century European Enlightenment. In this utopia, convicted felon Mycroft Canner serves his sentence by carrying out the orders of everyone he meets, while sensayer Carlyle Foster acts as a spiritual counselor in a world where organized religion has been outlawed. Their paths converge when they encounter Bridger, a young boy whose unusual abilities could destroy their hard-won world of peace and prosperity. -- Description by Gillian Speace Show less

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New York 2140

by Robinson, Kim Stanley

Book - 2017

The Big Apple persists, despite climactic disasters that have flooded the lower floors of New York City's buildings and turned the metropolis into a so-c...Show more The Big Apple persists, despite climactic disasters that have flooded the lower floors of New York City's buildings and turned the metropolis into a so-called "SuperVenice." Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City meets George Turner's Drowning Towers in this series of interconnected narratives concerning the residents of the Met Life tower, a historic skyscraper converted into a co-op. Show less

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An Unkindness of Ghosts

by Solomon, Rivers

Book - 2017

The HSS Matilda is a massive spaceship that has carried a small contingent of humanity for many years away from a destroyed Earth and toward a hazy vision...Show more The HSS Matilda is a massive spaceship that has carried a small contingent of humanity for many years away from a destroyed Earth and toward a hazy vision of a promised land. Over generations, the ship's decks have become harshly segregated by race and prosperity, and the corrupt leadership of the upper decks has imposed increasingly cruel rules, restrictions, and forced labor on the darker-skinned residents of the lower decks. Show less

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Head on

Book - 2018

A follow-up to Lock In finds the near-future world reveling in a violent but seemingly harmless, robot-bodied sport until a star athlete dies unexpectedly...Show more A follow-up to Lock In finds the near-future world reveling in a violent but seemingly harmless, robot-bodied sport until a star athlete dies unexpectedly on the field, prompting an investigation by two FBI agents into the game's increasingly lucrative competition. Show less

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Empire Games

by Stross, Charles

Book - 2017

Espionage and Cold War paranoia prevail as near-future governments in alternate timelines test one another's defenses and capabilities in this opening ins...Show more Espionage and Cold War paranoia prevail as near-future governments in alternate timelines test one another's defenses and capabilities in this opening installment of a science-fiction trilogy and sequel to the six-volume Merchant Princes series (The Trade of Queens, 2010, etc.). Show less

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Bannerless

by Vaughn, Carrie

Book - 2017

Vaughn, who's competent in many subgenres, eschews werewolves (Kitty Saves the World, 2015), superheroes (Dreams of the Golden Age, 2014), dragons (Refuge...Show more Vaughn, who's competent in many subgenres, eschews werewolves (Kitty Saves the World, 2015), superheroes (Dreams of the Golden Age, 2014), dragons (Refuge of Dragons, 2017), and spacefarers (Martians Abroad, 2017) for a smaller-scale story, an intimate post-apocalyptic mystery. Show less

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Artemis

A Novel

by Weir, Andy

Book - 2017

Weir (The Martian, 2014) returns with another off-world tale, this time set on a lunar colony several decades in the future.Jasmine "Jazz" Basha...Show more Weir (The Martian, 2014) returns with another off-world tale, this time set on a lunar colony several decades in the future.Jasmine "Jazz" Bashara is a 20-something deliveryperson, or "porter," whose welder father brought her up on Artemis , a small multidomed city on Earth's moon. Show less

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All Systems Red

by Wells, Martha

Book - 2017

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure," confesses the AI narrator of this fast-paced SF adventure. After hacking its own gov...Show more "As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure," confesses the AI narrator of this fast-paced SF adventure. After hacking its own governor module and overriding its programming, security droid "Murderbot" ends up saving lives instead of ending them -- but only because letting all the humans die would interfere with its favorite activity: binge-watching some 35,000 hours' worth of entertainment media. All Systems Red's snarky protagonist and suspenseful, action-packed plot should have readers eagerly anticipating future installments of the Murderbot Diaries. -- Description by Gillian Speace Show less

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The Clockwork Dynasty

A Novel

by Wilson, Daniel H.

Book - 2017

A feisty young anthropologist discovers a secret civilization of mechanical souls. Wilson (Robogenesis, 2014, etc.) continues his obsession with intellige...Show more A feisty young anthropologist discovers a secret civilization of mechanical souls. Wilson (Robogenesis, 2014, etc.) continues his obsession with intelligent machines in this ambitious fantasy, melding the real-life past with a secret history of seemingly immortal mechanical beings who call themselves avtomat: "Maybe the closest analogue in English is the word robot." Show less

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