Best Sci Fi Novels 21st Century - April 2024

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

• ASIN: B0054LJGWS
• ASIN: B0054LJGWS
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel (P.S.)

• ASIN: B008QXVDJ0
• ASIN: B008QXVDJ0
• Manufacturer: Harper

Brave New World

Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley's enduring masterwork must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit "A masterpiece. ... One of the most prophetic dystopian works." —Wall Street Journal  Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also ou... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060850523
• ASIN: 0060850523
• ISBN: 0060850523
• Brand: Huxley, Aldous
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

Kingdom Come (New Edition)

• ASIN: B0064W64XU
• ASIN: B0064W64XU
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: DC Comics

Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel

WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey through rural Mississippi, is a “tour de force” (O, the Oprah Magazine) and a timeless work of fiction that is destined to become a classic.Jesmyn Ward’s historic second National Book Award–winner is “perfectly poised for the moment” (The New York... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501126075
• ASIN: 1501126075
• ISBN: 1501126075
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Artemis: A Novel

The bestselling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller—a heist story set on the moon.Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.   Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity’s first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt she’s owed for a long time.   So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz can’t say no. Sure, it requires... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553448145
• ASIN: 0553448145
• ISBN: 0553448145
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Parable of the Sower

• ASIN: B008HALO4Q
• ASIN: B008HALO4Q
• Manufacturer: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5

"'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'"  Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his min... [Read More]

• ASIN: B017V4NLJ4
• ASIN: B017V4NLJ4
• Manufacturer: Pottermore Publishing

The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster

Annabelle Aster doesn't bow to convention-not even that of space and time-which makes the 1890s Kansas wheat field that has appeared in her modern-day San Francisco garden easy to accept. Even more peculiar is Elsbeth, the truculent schoolmarm who sends Annie letters through the mysterious brass mailbox perched on the picket fence that now divides their two worlds.Annie and Elsbeth's search for an explanation to the hiccup in the universe linking their homes leads to an unsettling discovery-and potential disaster for both of them. Together they must solve the mystery of what connects them befo... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00UTWFUCM
• ASIN: B00UTWFUCM
• Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Landmark

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE   The beloved, award-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, a Michael Chabon masterwork, is the American epic of two boy geniuses named Joe Kavalier and Sammy Clay. Now with special bonus material by Michael Chabon.   A “towering, swash-buckling thrill of a book” (Newsweek), hailed as Chabon’s “magnum opus” (The New York Review of Books), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a triumph of originality, imagination, and storytelling, an exuberant, irresistible novel that begins in New York City in 1939. A young escape artist and budding... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812983580
• UPC: 884394110718
• ASIN: 0812983580
• ISBN: 2002400873
• Brand: Random House Trade
• Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next. From the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast region stretching eastward from the Balkans across the steppe and South Asia has been thrust into the global spotlight in recent years. Frankopan teaches us that to understand what is at stake for the cities and nations built on these intricate trade routes, we must first understand their astounding pasts.  Frankopan re... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00XST7IX2
• ASIN: B00XST7IX2
• Manufacturer: Vintage

The Sparrow: A Novel (The Sparrow Series)

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end.   Praise for The Sparrow   “A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review   “Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0449912558
• ASIN: 0449912558
• ISBN: 0449912558
• Brand: Ballantine Books
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers Book 1)

The acclaimed modern science fiction masterpiece, included on Library Journal's Best SFF of 2016, the Barnes & Nobles Sci-Fi Fantasy Blog Best Books of 2015, the Tor.com Best Books of 2015, Reader’s Choice, as well as nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Kitschie, and the Bailey's Women's Prize.Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00ZP64F28
• ASIN: B00ZP64F28
• Manufacturer: Harper Voyager

Reamde: A Novel

• ASIN: B004XVN0WW
• ASIN: B004XVN0WW
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Stardust

• ASIN: B000FC13Y0
• ASIN: B000FC13Y0
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Discover What You're Best At : Revised for the 21St Century

Describes a wide range of occupations and provides a test of skills in subjects, such as logic, business, and mathematics, designed to determine the reader's career

• UPC: 375360
• Rating: 4.0

The Global Novel : Writing the World in the 21st Century

"Illuminating." - The New York Times Book Review Named one of "Ten Books to Read this April" by the BBC What is the future of fiction in an age of globalization? In The Global Novel,

• UPC: 55548105
• Rating: 5.0

A 21st Century Courtesan - eBook

A world of silk sheets, imported champagne, and endless delight await in A 21st Century Courtesan.** **She fulfills the deepest fantasies of the most powerful men in the world. Sensual, seductive, and discreet, Valentine Day is

• UPC: 387364681
• Rating: 3.0

21st Century Dead - eBook

The Stoker-award winning editor of the acclaimed, eclectic anthology The New Dead returns with 21st Century Dead*,* and an all-new lineup of authors from all corners of the fiction world, shining a dark light on

• UPC: 386593269
• Rating: 4.188

Neil Gaiman in the 21st Century - eBook

Neil Gaiman has emerged as one of the most influential literary figures of the 21st century. To borrow a phrase from his viral 2012 University of the Arts commencement speech, Gaiman “makes good art,” from

• UPC: 859812066
• Rating: 3.8

Vernon God Little : A 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death

Hailed by the critics and lauded by readers for its riotously funny and scathing portrayal of America in an age of trial by media, materialism, and violence, "Vernon God Little" was an international sensation when

• UPC: 19602958
• Rating: 3.389

Vernon God Little : A 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death

Books : Vernon God Little

• UPC: 757110803
• Rating: 3.389

21st Century Science Fiction

21st Century Science Fiction...

• UPC: 430917817
• Rating: 4.0

Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century : The Literary Agenda

Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century wrestles with critical, timely questions for twenty-first century society. How does literacy change the human brain? What does it mean to be a literate or a non-literate person?

• UPC: 51334042

Timelines: Two Classic Sci Fi Short Stories, & a Short Novel - eBook

Empathy – A man with psychic and empathetic powers decides that the fragile and topsy-turvy state of the union is about to collapse, so he devises a plan to fix it. What he does is

• UPC: 451839646