I recently discovered an awesome local bookstore in France, hence I'd like to pick up a French-language SF/F novel that isn't a translation and would be difficult to find in the US. Suggestions? (Subgenre preferences below the jump)
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posted by serelliya
on May 7, 2013 -
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[SciFi Book Filter] I'm basically looking for good science fiction books that have very minimal (or no) character development.
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posted by Busmick
on Mar 6, 2013 -
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As a reader of fiction (especially if you're a devotee of
speculative fiction), how much do you like detailed descriptions and/or lists as part of the story? What if the story switches between detail and expediency?
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posted by batmonkey
on Dec 28, 2012 -
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Speculative fiction about historical gradualism: I'm looking for SF stories which begin in the real historical world (past or present) and then gradually diverge from it,
without any single decisive turning point.
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posted by RogerB
on Sep 19, 2012 -
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I'm looking for some new books and/or authors to read, probably fantasy/SF or historical, dramatic but not dark and preferably with female characters.
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posted by jb
on Jul 16, 2012 -
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BookFilter: This book had some futuristic name for Australia. What's the name of the book?
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posted by Heretical
on May 20, 2012 -
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A science fiction writer described a world where people could get from a parallel world anything that had been put in there by others. That's all I know. Who was that author and what was the story's title?
posted by vladimirfrolov
on Apr 27, 2012 -
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I'm looking for the title of a novel. The novel is set in the future, in a utopian society. Men and women have reverted to sexist roles (men farm and women cook and clean). The protagonist is a young woman, who runs away from home to go join one of the many military schools populating her country. The book has a male author, and last I checked it was no longer in print.
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posted by emilynoa
on Mar 20, 2012 -
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What books and short stories would you use for a class trying to teach about science by reading science fiction?
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posted by straight
on Feb 29, 2012 -
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I'm looking for suggestions for science fiction/fantasy/fairy-tales/etc. for young(ish) girls. I'm especially interested in epic stories that are similar to the ones I devoured when I was that age (Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, superhero comics, Dragonlance, etc.), but which are centered on female protagonists and which don't reinforce sexist social messaging about female passivity or objectification.
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posted by gerryblog
on Feb 26, 2012 -
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I am looking for a book I read a few years ago. It was a higher level science fiction and fantasy book that was somewhat reminiscent of the styles of both Haruki Murakami and William Gibson. All I can remember is the general plot and small bits of the book. I have included all the parts I can remember in the extended explanation. Thanks!
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posted by risaroni
on Jun 28, 2011 -
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My aunt-in-law is looking for the name of a science fiction novel (probably published during the early 1970s) with the following description: "A hippy girl who wears overalls travels to a planet where the inhabitants are simian. There is no death on this planet. She also has two squirrels."
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posted by gerryblog
on Mar 10, 2011 -
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I'm getting back into reading for pleasure after years of avoiding it during college. I've found fantasy books easy to get back into, but have no idea where to start with sci-fi!
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posted by Logic Sheep
on Feb 20, 2011 -
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Help me identify a pulp sci-fi/fantasy book from around the 1970's w/a male protagonist who ends up in a fantasy land and can "shift" objects to make them appear when he needs them.
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posted by dadici
on Jan 11, 2011 -
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Please help me find fantasy and science fiction books that feature lesbians as main characters.
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posted by kyrademon
on Jul 12, 2010 -
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BookFilter: Please help me identify a YA sci-fi book I read as a teenager in the 1980s. Full description inside.
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posted by halfguard
on Apr 1, 2010 -
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Since I went to worldcon in Montreal last year, I'm eligible to nominate SF works for the Hugo awards this year. I'd like to try to stretch out from the more mainstream authors, can you help me diversify the 2010 Hugo award nominations?
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posted by Envoy
on Jan 12, 2010 -
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Looking for book recs about sci-fi, specifically about gender issues and jetpack-related physics.
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posted by mumble
on Aug 23, 2009 -
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Science fiction - filter: I used to read and love Dick, Farmer, LeGuin, and others who coupled great writing with directly confronting sex, violence, and societal change. What contemporary authors might I like?
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posted by Forktine
on May 28, 2009 -
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Wanted: Science Fiction Books moved by a great central idea such as: Ringworld by Larry Niven or The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.
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posted by MasonDixon
on Mar 25, 2009 -
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After looking everywhere and which a way, I am at a loss. I am looking for a short story with a near future high tech anarchy as background-- something that resembles David Brin's concept of
The Transparent Society, Utopian Version, where every body knows everybody else's business--as opposed to, say, Police Surveillance State On Steroids Big Time where Big Brother knows your business and location as in
1984 meets The Minority Report.
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posted by y2karl
on Mar 10, 2009 -
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I'd like recommendations for short stories that are strange, humorous, or have a surprising twist.
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posted by Rinku
on Mar 8, 2009 -
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Help me choose a couple of my next books: Which Dune sequels and which Gene Wolfe book to buy?
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posted by ersatz
on Sep 28, 2008 -
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Book-rec-filter time! Looking for sci-fi themed books for a young child. Can you suggest any?
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posted by Janta
on Mar 18, 2008 -
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I'm trying to make an expansive and widely-varied reading list of time-travel books and stories. Suggestions?
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posted by scarylarry
on Mar 11, 2008 -
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In your opinion, who are the best female science fiction authors? What are the best scifi books written by women?
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posted by taz
on Feb 8, 2008 -
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Looking for the name of a sci-fi book. Man is injected with a serum that causes him to shrink forever, eventually discovering there are universes smaller than atoms.
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posted by Gudlyf
on Feb 7, 2008 -
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I'm looking for novels that are pageturners (genres preferred: science fiction/fantasy, magic realism, mystery/suspense/thriller) but also have psychologically acute character development. Any recs?
posted by Malad
on Dec 20, 2007 -
33 answers
What are the all-time best science fiction novels which depict Artificial Intelligence?
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posted by archae
on Aug 1, 2007 -
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Help me remember the name of a series of political/scifi novels. The novels centers on the life of a character referred to as "The Tyrant".
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posted by DWRoelands
on Mar 12, 2007 -
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Give me some recommendations for French-language science-fiction or fantasy books.
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posted by Silune
on Feb 6, 2007 -
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Recommend some sappy science fiction/fantasy to me please! I've read and liked Anthony, Heinlein, Goodkind, Card, Stephenson, Martin, and Rowling, but what I'm really looking for is touchy-feely stuff.
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posted by onalark
on Oct 24, 2006 -
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