2020-09-07 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Inside Man |
M. A. Rothman |
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Japan (1), mafia (1), kidnapping (1), thriller (1), near future (1)
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2017-11-07 |
NOVEL |
English |
Sisters of Glass |
Naomi Cyprus |
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juvenile fantasy (1), glass (1), good vs evil (1), kidnapping (1), mirrors (1), rescue (1), princess (1)
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2015-03-17 |
NOVEL |
English |
Prudence |
Gail Carriger |
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steampunk (2), werewolf (2), airships (1), kidnapping (1), misadventures (1), secrets (1), india (1)
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2014-09-16 |
NOVEL |
English |
Hunt for Jade Dragon |
Richard Paul Evans |
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young-adult sf (1), friendship (1), electricity (1), Tourette syndrome (1), gifted children (1), genius (1), kidnapping (1), Taiwan (1)
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2013-09-03 |
NOVEL |
English |
Shaman |
Kim Stanley Robinson |
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prehistoric (1), caverns (1), paleolithic (1), Shamans (1), shamanism (1), Ice age (1), Neanderthal (1), coming of age (1), kidnapping (1), France (1)
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2012-08-07 |
NOVEL |
English |
Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom |
Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams |
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historical fantasy (1), juvenile fantasy (1), greek mythology (1), kidnapping (1), lightning (1)
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2009-02-24 |
NOVEL |
English |
Death's Daughter |
Amber Benson |
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urban fantasy (1), death as a person (1), quest (1), kidnapping (1), death personified (1)
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2008-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Flood |
Stephen Baxter |
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survival (1), cannibalism (1), tibet (1), kidnapping (1), science fiction (1), flood (1), rising sea level (1), scientists (1), Denver (1), london (1), New York City (1), Peru (1), storms (1), tsunami (1), Spain (1)
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2007-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Blaze |
Stephen King |
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horror (1), communicating with dead (1), Suspense (1), contemporary (1), cognitive impairment (1), baby (1), kidnapping (1), ransom (1)
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2006-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Combat Shopping |
Elizabeth Moon |
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female protagonist (1), juvenile protagonist (1), interplanetary colonies (1), teen social life (1), mean girls (1), foster home (1), kidnapping (1), strong female characters (1), spacecraft piloting (1), self esteem (1)
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2005-04-11 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Angel Experiment |
James Patterson |
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young-adult sf (1), genetic engineering (1), rescue (1), kidnapping (1), flight (1)
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2004-09-21 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Grim Grotto |
Lemony Snicket |
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cryptography (1), submarines (1), orphans (1), strong female characters (1), juvenile fantasy (1), kidnapping (1), food (1), fungi (1), toxins (1), Poetry (1)
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2003-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Jennifer Government |
Max Barry |
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government (1), police (1), USA (1), New Zealand (1), Australia (1), ExxonMobil (1), Nike (1), NRA (1), only humans (1), only Earth (1), strong female characters (1), consumer loyalty programs (1), murder (1), corporate dystopia (1), satire (1), near future (1), london (1), assassination (1), kidnapping (1)
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2001-00-00 |
NOVEL |
Russian |
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and Harry Harrison |
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science fiction (1), kidnapping (1)
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2000-08-08 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Austere Academy |
Lemony Snicket |
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orphans (1), strong female characters (1), juvenile fantasy (1), education (1), kidnapping (1)
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1998-00-00 |
NOVEL |
Russian |
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Harry Harrison and |
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science fiction (1), Fear (1), alternate universe (1), kidnapping (1)
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1996-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Other End of Time |
Frederik Pohl |
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alien contact (1), New York City (1), science fiction (1), aliens (1), kidnapping (1), duplication (1)
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1995-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Blackpool Rock |
Philip Nutman |
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Elvis impersonator (1), obsession (1), Fame (1), kidnapping (1)
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1995-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Same Place But Different |
Perry Nodelman |
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young-adult fantasy (1), fairies (1), kidnapping (1)
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1994-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Forgiveness Day |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
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science fiction (1), gender relations (1), political intrigue (1), Hainish cycle (1), hostages (1), kidnapping (1), slavery (1), Insurgency (1)
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1992-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Forever King |
Molly Cochran and Warren Murphy |
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Arthurian fantasy (1), immortality (1), kidnapping (1), reincarnation (1), rescue (1), wizards (1)
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1990-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Castle in the Air |
Diana Wynne Jones |
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young-adult fantasy (1), genie (1), flying carpet (1), merchants (1), kidnapping (1)
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1988-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Adulthood Rites |
Octavia E. Butler |
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science fiction (2), human-alien hybrids (2), hard sf (1), baby (1), human-alien hybrid (1), Hybrid (1), boy protagonist (1), child protagonist (1), Preteen protagonist (1), after apocalypse (1), post apocalypse (1), human-alien relations (1), human-alien cooperation (1), trade with aliens (1), aliens on Earth (1), alien-human symbiosis (1), kidnapped (1), kidnapping (1), human rebellion (1), resistance (1), mother and child (1), mother and son (1), enhanced senses (1)
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1988-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Running Wild |
J. G. Ballard |
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kidnapping (1), murder (1), detective (1), mystery (1), children (1)
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1985-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Lyonesse: The Green Pearl |
Jack Vance |
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fantasy (1), high fantasy (1), ambition (1), wizards (1), map (1), quest (1), kidnapping (1), parallel universe (1), fairies (1), flowers (1)
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1984-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Beauty's Punishment |
Anne Rice |
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erotic fantasy (1), sex (1), slavery (1), BDSM (1), homoeroticism (1), kidnapping (1)
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1982-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Coils |
Fred Saberhagen and Roger Zelazny |
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science fiction (1), near future (1), artificial intelligence (1), computers (1), kidnapping (1), sentient computer (1), telekinesis (1), telepathy (1), first person point of view (1), paranormal mental powers (1), corporate skullduggery (1), only Earth (1), rapport with computers (1), amnesia (1), false memories (1)
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1982-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Nightwork |
Jo Clayton |
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kidnapping (1), evil prince (1), castle (1), religious persecution (1), female warrior (1), moon goddess (1), female protagonist (1), rape (1), alien animals (1), fantasy (1)
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1981-00-00 |
CHAPBOOK |
English |
Outside Over There |
Maurice Sendak |
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goblins (1), kidnapping (1)
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1981-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Outside Over There |
Maurice Sendak |
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juvenile fantasy (1), goblins (1), kidnapping (1), music (1), into-music (1)
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1981-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Deceivers |
Alfred Bester |
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science fiction (1), enhanced intelligence (1), kidnapping (1)
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1980-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Nitrogen Fix |
Hal Clement |
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science fiction (1), aliens (1), nitrogen (1), chemistry (1), kidnapping (1)
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1979-12-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Ringworld Engineers |
Larry Niven |
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science fiction (1), hominids (1), kidnapping (1), mega-engineering (1), aliens (1), lasers (1), longevity (1), transformation (1)
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1979-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Specimen |
Tim Stout |
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kidnapping (1), alien zoo (1), alien contact (1), contemporary (1), teenage protagonist (1)
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1979-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Stars My Destination, Volume One: The Graphic Story Adaptation |
Alfred Bester and Howard Chaykin |
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tattoos (1), kidnapping (1), fashion (1), science fiction (1), teleportation (1), vengeance (1), prison (1)
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1978-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Mikal's Songbird |
Orson Scott Card |
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coup (1), martial arts (1), kidnapping (1), music (1), science fiction (1), Earth (1), galactic empire (1), homoeroticism (1)
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1974-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Give Warning to the World |
John Brunner |
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science fiction (1), panspermia (1), alien invasion (1), parasites (1), london (1), amnesia (1), dreams (1), kidnapping (1)
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1971-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Queen of Air and Darkness |
Poul Anderson |
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science fiction (1), aliens (1), shapeshifters (1), frontier (1), kidnapping (1), detective (1)
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1970-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Monarch |
Piers Anthony |
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butterflies (1), dentists (1), science fiction (1), lasers (1), robots (1), kidnapping (1)
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1970-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Pnume |
Jack Vance |
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science fiction (1), museum (1), maps (1), kidnapping (1), lost colony (1), underground (1), aliens (1), map (1)
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1969-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Emphyrio |
Jack Vance |
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science fiction (1), revenge (1), art (1), aliens (1), kidnapping (1), space travel (1), Earth (1)
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1969-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
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Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), murder (1), New York State (1), interstellar travel (1), aliens (1), Germany (1), science fiction (1), time travel (1), world war ii (1), free will (1), into-movie (1), war (1), grief (1), Trauma (1), into-play (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1), into-radio (1), zoo (1), kidnapping (1), Dresden (1)
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1968-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Black Alice |
Thomas M. Disch and John Sladek |
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racism (1), race (1), kidnapping (1), mystery (1), identity (1), mental illness (1), Baltimore (1), Civil Rights Movement (1)
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1968-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Grendel |
Larry Niven |
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hard sf (1), kidnapping (1), first person (1), interstellar travel (1), aliens (1), rejuvenation (1), life in vacuum (1)
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1967-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Toy for Juliette |
Robert Bloch |
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Benjamin Bathurst (1), Jack the Ripper (1), science fiction (1), time travel (1), kidnapping (1), torture (1), serial killer (1), murder (1), horror (1)
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1967-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Galactic Odyssey |
Keith Laumer |
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science fiction (1), hunt (1), aliens (1), cats (1), kidnapping (1), quest (1), espionage (1), slavery (1), revenge (1)
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1967-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Zoomen |
Fred Hoyle |
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cruelty (1), kidnapping (1), aliens (1), interstellar travel (1), science fiction (1), red beard (1)
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1966-04-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold |
Fritz Leiber |
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adventure (1), mexico (1), kidnapping (1), lions (1), apes (1), lost city (1), gold (1), movie novelization (1)
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1964-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Andromeda Breakthrough |
John Elliot and Fred Hoyle |
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C1 Nanzan 273 (1), science fiction (1), into-tv (1), artificial life (1), computers (1), kidnapping (1)
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1964-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Deathworld 2 |
Harry Harrison |
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Librivox (1), kidnapping (1), science fiction (1), crash landing (1)
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1964-00-00 |
NOVEL |
Swedish |
Glasblåsarns barn |
Maria Gripe |
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juvenile fantasy (1), kidnapping (1), glass (1), prophecies (1), wishes (1), birds (1)
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1964-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Killing Machine |
Jack Vance |
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science fiction (1), longevity (1), kidnapping (1), engineering (1), lost colony (1)
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1963-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Podkayne of Mars |
Robert A. Heinlein |
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mars (1), young-adult sf (1), juvenile sf (1), Venusians (1), first person point of view (1), venus (1), female protagonist (1), kidnapping (1), space travel (1), science fiction (1), Martian dirty politics (1)
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1962-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
A Life for the Stars |
James Blish |
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New York City (1), sleep learning (1), ansible (1), coming of age (1), tobacco (1), computers (1), education (1), science fiction (1), flying city (1), Pennsylvania (1), antigravity (1), longevity (1), drugs (1), interstellar travel (1), kidnapping (1), thorium (1), germanium (1), powered armor (1)
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1962-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
A Wrinkle in Time |
Madeleine L'Engle |
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into-movie (2), young-adult sf (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), juvenile sf (1), into-opera (1), into-play (1), kidnapping (1), coming of age (1), aliens (1), female protagonist (1), good and evil (1), tesseract (1), child prodigy (1)
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1962-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Seed of Earth |
Robert Silverberg |
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science fiction (1), interstellar travel (1), interstellar empire (1), colonization (1), kidnapping (1), aliens (1), draft (1), Psychological study (1)
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1961-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons |
Cordwainer Smith |
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weapons (1), mink (1), interstellar travel (1), kidnapping (1), longevity (1), science fiction (1), crime (1), telepathy (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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1961-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Borrowers Aloft |
Mary Norton |
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juvenile fantasy (1), little people (1), england (1), kidnapping (1), aircraft (1), into-tv (1)
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1960-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
What the Left Hand Was Doing |
Randall Garrett |
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science fiction (1), contemporary (1), paranormal mental powers (1), espionage (1), Cold War with China (1), kidnapping (1)
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1959-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Echo in the Skull |
John Brunner |
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amnesia (1), london (1), science fiction (1), dreams (1), kidnapping (1), parasites (1), panspermia (1), alien invasion (1)
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1958-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Have Space Suit - Will Travel |
Robert A. Heinlein |
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first contact (1), science fiction (1), action-adventure (1), young-adult sf (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), humanity on trial (1), aliens (1), kidnapping (1), moon (1), suspended animation (1), courtroom drama (1), interstellar travel (1)
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1958-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Who? |
Algis Budrys |
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science fiction (1), espionage (1), cyborg (1), kidnapping (1), cold war (1), into-movie (1), scientists (1), alternating chapter structure (1)
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1957-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Gentle Vultures |
Isaac Asimov |
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pacificism (1), nuclear warfare (1), aliens (1), science fiction (1), suspended animation (1), interstellar travel (1), interstellar empire (1), primates (1), cold war (1), kidnapping (1), cooperation (1), Competition (1), eugenics (1), genetic engineering (1), aggression (1), UFOs (1), provocation (1), memory wiping (1), first contact (1)
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1957-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Shrouded Planet |
Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg |
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economics (1), religion (1), insects (1), education (1), kidnapping (1), interstellar travel (1), aliens (1), science fiction (1), uplift (1)
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1956-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Double Star |
Robert A. Heinlein |
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science fiction (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), first person point of view (1), kidnapping (1), impersonation (1), interplanetary travel (1), mars (1), actors (1), moon (1)
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1955-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Martin and His Friend from Outer Space |
Ivo Duka and Helena Kolda |
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juvenile sf (1), saturn (1), radio (1), kidnapping (1), gold (1)
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1955-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Psionic Mousetrap |
Murray Leinster |
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science fiction (1), Siberia (1), invention (1), teleportation (1), torture (1), scientists (1), Washington DC (1), kidnapping (1)
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1953-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Happiest Creature |
Jack Williamson |
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zoo (1), science fiction (1), suicide (1), kidnapping (1)
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1950-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
One Against the Legion |
Jack Williamson |
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science fiction (1), scientists (1), invention (1), kidnapping (1), interstellar travel (1), revenge (1)
|
1947-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Legion of Space |
Jack Williamson |
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space opera (1), Disintegrator (1), levitation (1), minature sun weapon (1), proton guns (1), science fiction (1), interplanetary travel (1), interstellar travel (1), Barnard's Star (1), insanity (1), aliens (1), kidnapping (1), moon (1), alien invasion (1), cannibalism (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), BLEILER: abduction by aliens (1)
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1941-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Logic of Empire |
Robert A. Heinlein |
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science fiction (1), slavery (1), venus (1), kidnapping (1), drugs (1)
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1938-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Out of the Silent Planet |
C. S. Lewis |
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science fiction (2), first contact (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), linguistics (1), religion (1), kidnapping (1), interplanetary travel (1), aliens (1), mars (1), Martians (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
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1930-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Moon of Skulls |
Robert E. Howard |
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fantasy (1), Atlantis (1), egypt (1), wild tribe (1), witch (1), kidnapping (1)
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1897-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Lagoon |
Joseph Conrad |
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Librivox (1), divine punishment (1), getaway (1), kidnapping (1), jungle (1)
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