| 2021-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
German |
Der Spezialist |
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alien visitation (1), smell (1)
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| 2003-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Nothing Human |
Nancy Kress |
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science fiction (1), set in 1990s (1), genetic engineering (1), aliens (1), Maryland (1), New Mexico (1), New York City (1), climate change (1), biological warfare (1), upllift (1), rape (1), set in 2000s (decade) (1), set in 2010s (1), set in 2050s (1), set in 2060s (1), drought (1), interstellar travel (1), abortion (1), childbirth (1), survival (1), sea level rise (1), relativistic time dilation (1), smell (1)
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| 2002-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Hominids |
Robert J. Sawyer |
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hominins (1), science fiction (1), Ontario (1), first contact (1), Neanderthals (1), parallel world (1), physicists (1), rape (1), LGBTQ+ (1), smell (1), pheromones (1), population control (1), reproduction (1), Utopia (1), eugenics (1), surveillance (1), wolves (1), intelligence (1), magnetic pole reversal (1), language (1), surgery (1), religion (1)
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| 1999-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Household Gods |
Judith Tarr and Harry Turtledove |
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time travel (1), strong female character (1), slavery (1), gods (1), tavern (1), smell (1), feminism (1), Austria (1), Los Angeles (1), out-of-body experience (1), rape (1), Roman Empire (1), religion (1), Physicians (1), dentists (1), epidemic (1), food (1), alcohol (1), barbarian invasion (1), sex (1), parasites (1), childbirth (1), funeral (1), prostitution (1), cruelty (1), justice (1), divorce (1), nudity (1), sculpture (1)
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| 1992-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Anvil of Stars |
Greg Bear |
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nanotechnology (1), space opera (1), first contact (1), science fiction (1), war with machines (1), neutronium (1), neutrinos (1), strategy (1), ansible (1), force fields (1), LGBTQ (1), smell (1), love (1), berserkers (1), Von Neumann machines (1), antimatter (1), supernova (1), artificial intelligence (1), robots (1), education (1), transmutation (1), deception (1), planetary engineering (1), mathematics (1), dreams (1), religion (1), genocide (1), alien artifacts (1), interstellar war (1), guilt (1), revenge (1), aliens (1), interstellar travel (1), ethics (1)
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| 1988-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Queen of the Damned |
Anne Rice |
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vampires (2), into-movie (1), horror (1), first person point of view (1), mummies (1), rape (1), smell (1), homoeroticism (1), Saint Louis (1), murder (1), dreams (1), afterlife (1), longevity (1), out-of-body experience (1), new orleans (1), Miami (1), Chicago (1), New York City (1), pyrokinesis (1), telepathy (1), music (1), Florida (1), california (1), london (1), Pompeii (1), Rome (1), Athens (1), San Francisco (1), flying (1), Clairvoyance (1), telekinesis (1), genealogy (1), ghosts (1), tapestry (1), twins (1), reincarnation (1), genocide (1), witches (1), cannibalism (1), Greece (1)
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| 1987-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Araminta Station |
Jack Vance |
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psychology (1), insanity (1), religion (1), architecture (1), romance (1), sailing (1), fashion (1), truth drug (1), interrogation (1), ecotourism (1), hotels (1), prostitution (1), interstellar travel (1), distant future (1), politics (1), xenobiology (1), smell (1), wine (1), butterflies (1), theater (1), population limit (1), nature reserves (1), science fiction (1), ecology (1), mystery (1), murder (1), overpopulation (1), food (1), strong female characters (1), trial (1), courtroom drama (1), betrayal (1), telepathy (1), rape (1)
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| 1985-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Vampire Lestat |
Anne Rice |
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vampires (3), horror (1), story within a story (1), suicide (1), Venice (1), Rome (1), loneliness (1), alcohol (1), quest (1), theater (1), aristocrats (1), hunting (1), wolves (1), France (1), humanism (1), philosophy (1), telepathy (1), San Francisco (1), egypt (1), new orleans (1), Paris (1), first person point of view (1), unreliable narrator (1), longevity (1), homoeroticism (1), tuberculosis (1), depression (1), music (1), telekinesis (1), pyrokenesis (1), enhanced sensation (1), death (1), religion (1), Roman Empire (1), set in 1700s (1), set in 1800s (1), set in 1900s (1), smell (1), horses (1), Alexandria (1)
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| 1984-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Heretics of Dune |
Frank Herbert |
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science fiction (1), space opera (1), interstellar travel (1), sex (1), love (1), politics (1), Clones (1), drugs (1), punishment (1), eugenics (1), education (1), Secrecy (1), art (1), precognition (1), genetic engineering (1), indeterminacy (1), strong female characters (1), vengeance (1), memory (1), religion (1), psychic probe (1), longevity (1), lasers (1), assassination (1), surveillance (1), diplomacy (1), pheromones (1), sadomasochism (1), prostitution (1), torture (1), weather control (1), desert (1), smell (1), loyalty (1), honor (1), computers (1), distant future (1), arcology (1), antigravity (1), diaspora (1)
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| 1982-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Foundation's Edge |
Isaac Asimov |
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science fiction (2), 2-award-winner (1), hard sf (1), computers (1), antigravity (1), mental power (1), psychic ability (1), group mind (1), smell (1), world city (1), microfilm (1), language (1), virtual reality (1), telepathy (1), tachyons (1), evolution (1), courtroom drama (1), faster than light drive (1), Earth (1), interstellar travel (1), galactic empire (1), library (1), encyclopedia (1), weather control (1), politicians (1), historians (1), mind shield (1), mind control (1), distant future (1), psychohistory (1), higher intelligence (1), male bonding (1), radioactivity (1), fashion (1), time travel (1), robots (1), multiverse (1)
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| 1981-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
God Emperor of Dune |
Frank Herbert |
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science fiction (1), space opera (1), climbing (1), smell (1), theocracy (1), urban planning (1), architecture (1), climate engineering (1), ornithopters (1), desert (1), murder (1), longevity (1), metamorphosis (1), eugenics (1), shapeshifters (1), memory (1), rebellion (1), distant future (1), library (1), lasers (1), peace (1), Clones (1), amazons (1), religion (1), enhanced intelligence (1), interstellar empire (1), drugs (1)
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| 1978-03-28 |
NOVEL |
English |
Crompton Divided |
Robert Sheckley |
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multiple personalities (1), science fiction (1), mental illness (1), smell (1)
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| 1977-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Silence Is Deadly |
Lloyd Biggle, Jr. |
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coevolution (1), birds (1), religion (1), perfume (1), smell (1), sound (1), aliens (1), interstellar travel (1), science fiction (1), sign language (1), telepathy (1), precognition (1)
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| 1976-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
By Any Other Name |
Spider Robinson |
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science fiction (1), post-apocalyptic (1), smell (1), odor (1), virus (1), mad scientist (1)
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| 1976-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Interview with the Vampire |
Anne Rice |
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vampires (3), into-movie (2), horror (2), eidetic memory (1), dolls (1), lust (1), murder (1), ghosts (1), visions (1), Louisiana (1), enhanced sensation (1), first person point of view (1), journalist (1), longevity (1), homoeroticism (1), theater (1), fire (1), children (1), slavery (1), new orleans (1), Paris (1), depression (1), unreliable narrator (1), set in 1800s (1), set in 1900s (1), rats (1), Balkans (1), smell (1), art (1), music (1)
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| 1975-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Marune: Alastor 933 |
Jack Vance |
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smell (1), food (1), science fiction (1), amnesia (1), sex (1), multiple star system (1), coming of age (1), murder (1)
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| 1975-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Norstrilia |
Cordwainer Smith |
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The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), Australia (1), Physicians (1), human-animal hybrids (1), Earth (1), postage stamps (1), science fiction (1), telepathy (1), economics (1), music (1), Poetry (1), distant future (1), interstellar travel (1), underground city (1), hominins (1), robots (1), theft (1), radio (1), Miami (1), smell (1), food (1), religion (1), murder (1), invisibility (1), architecture (1), psychotherapy (1), longevity (1), mars (1)
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| 1961-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Stranger in a Strange Land |
Robert A. Heinlein |
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new religion (1), religion (1), mars (1), foundling (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), cult fiction (1), group marriage (1), commune (1), time distortion (1), meditation (1), taxis (1), interplanetary travel (1), martyr (1), nudity (1), science fiction (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1), sleep (1), astrology (1), out-of-body experience (1), televangelists (1), euthanasia (1), diplomacy (1), telekinesis (1), snakes (1), language (1), gambling (1), cats (1), smell (1), perfume (1), sculpture (1), alcohol (1), afterlife (1), United States (1), circus (1), Earth (1), neologisms (1), water (1), teleportation (1), telepathy (1), paranormal powers (1), sex (1), Martians (1), birth control (1), Maryland (1), Pennsylvania (1), tattoos (1), waterbed (1), Physicians (1), nurses (1), Lawyers (1), journalists (1), politicians (1), eidetic memory (1), heaven (1), alien perspective (1), cannibalism (1), first contact (1), kidnapping (1), murder (1), world government (1), angels (1), zoo (1), San Francisco (1), Las Vegas (1), exhibitionism (1), homophobia (1), discussion of pornography (1), near future (1), Florida (1), suicide (1), Clairvoyance (1), genocide (1), coming of age (1), water ritual (1)
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| 1957-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Coffin Cure |
Alan E. Nourse |
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Librivox (1), X Minus 1 (1), side effects (1), unintended consequences (1), antibodies (1), Earth (1), only humans (1), contemporary (1), vaccine (1), common cold (1), smell (1), disease (1), science fiction (1)
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| 1956-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Country of the Kind |
Damon Knight |
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dystopia (1), first person (1), only humans (1), only Earth (1), near future (1), social commentary (1), Utopia (1), ahimsa anthology (1), smell (1), epilepsy (1), creativity (1)
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| 1951-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Cabin Boy |
Damon Knight |
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children (1), science fiction (1), first contact (1), alien perspective (1), life in vacuum (1), smell (1), interstellar travel (1), interplanetary travel (1)
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| 1945-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Uncommon Sense |
Hal Clement |
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exploration (1), shipwreck (1), interstellar travel (1), science fiction (1), smell (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), scent (1), senses (1), aliens (1)
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