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Naked Sun

Isaac Asimov

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A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this s...more

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All Editions	CAVES OF STEEL (ROBOTS, NO 1) ISAAC ASIMOV Write the first review.(See your review) Description Detective R. Daneel Olivaw was a robot! When Lije Baley was summoned by the police commissioner to investigate the murder of Spacetown's leading scientist, he was told his new partner would be a robot... a very special robot, created by the murdered man himself. A reader's rating
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All Editions	A Short History of Chemistry (Science Study Series) Isaac Asimov (1 review ) Description From the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contemporary man, Asimov traces the development of this building block of our technological world. A reader's rating
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All Editions	The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld) Larry Niven (21 reviews ) Description "This rousing sequel to the classic Ringworld continues the adventures of Louis Wu and Speaker-to-Animals on that fantastic planet."--School Library Journal An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A reader's rating
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Animal Farm A Fairy Story

George Orwell

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A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned--a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny ...more

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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

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All Editions	R Is for Rocket Ray Bradbury (1 review ) A reader's rating
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The Drowned World

J.G. Ballard

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In the 21st century, fluctuations in solar radiation have caused the ide-caps to melt and the seas to rise. Global temperatures have climbed, and civilization has retreated to the Arctic and Antarctic circles. London is a city now inundated by a primeval swamp, to which an expedition travels to record the flora and fauna of this new Triassic Age. ...more

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