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12 books with a reading profile close to Blood Music by Greg Bear. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.

  1. 1 Foundation's Fear

    Foundation's Fear

    by Gregory Benford

    narrative, science fiction

    In this prequel to the original series, Hari Seldon maneuvers through the dangerous bureaucracy of Trantor while seeking the post of First Minister under Emperor Cleon I.

  2. 2 Akira, Vol. 1

    Akira, Vol. 1

    by Katsuhiro Otomo

    narrative, science fiction

    Set in the year 2019, thirty-one years after a nuclear explosion leveled Tokyo, the story follows a teenage biker gang navigating the neon-lit ruins of Neo-Tokyo.

  3. 3 The Mountain in the Sea

    The Mountain in the Sea

    by Ray Nayler

    narrative, science fiction

    Marine biologist Ha Nguyen travels to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to study a colony of octopuses that has developed a sophisticated culture, a symbolic language, and a defensive autonomy.

  4. 4 Saga, Volume 4

    Saga, Volume 4

    by Brian K. Vaughan

    narrative, science fiction

    In the fourth volume, the narrative shifts forward in time as Alana, Marko, and their daughter Hazel hide on the planet Gardenia.

  5. 5 Foundation's Edge

    Foundation's Edge

    by Isaac Asimov

    narrative, science fiction

    Five centuries after Hari Seldon established the Foundation, Councilman Golan Trevize begins to doubt the mathematical certainty of the Seldon Plan.

  6. 6 Ender's war

    Ender's war

    by Orson Scott Card

    narrative, science fiction

    Ender’s War is an omnibus collection containing the military science fiction novels Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead.

  7. 7 Earth is Room Enough

    Earth is Room Enough

    by Isaac Asimov

    narrative, science fiction

    This collection of fifteen short stories and two poems focuses on the idea that humanity does not need to colonize the stars to find conflict or wonder.

  8. 8 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 5: Ring of Truth

    Y: The Last Man, Vol. 5: Ring of Truth

    by Brian K. Vaughan

    narrative, science fiction

    In this fifth installment, Yorick Brown, the final human male on Earth, travels to San Francisco with Agent 355 and Dr.

  9. 9 The Power

    The Power

    by Naomi Alderman

    narrative, science fiction

    Teenage girls across the globe suddenly develop a physical organ called a skein, located near their collarbones, which allows them to discharge lethal electricity from their fingertips.

  10. 10 Yakma Zevki

    Yakma Zevki

    by Ray Bradbury

    narrative, science fiction

    Yakma Zevki, or Pleasure to Burn, is a collection of sixteen short stories and early drafts that trace the evolution of the concept eventually known as Fahrenheit 451.

  11. 11 The Island of Dr. Moreau

    The Island of Dr. Moreau

    by H.G. Wells

    narrative, science fiction

    Edward Prendick survives a shipwreck in the South Pacific and finds himself stranded on a remote volcanic island.

  12. 12 The Chrysalids

    The Chrysalids

    by John Wyndham

    narrative, science fiction

    Set in the post-apocalyptic settlement of Waknuk, the story follows David Strorm, a boy raised in a rigid fundamentalist society that pathologically fears genetic mutation.

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