Best Science Fiction Novels
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- Future worlds, alien vistas, speculative scientific developments... LibraryThing members choose the best of science fiction!
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tekijä: Larry Niven
6,338 jäsentä
108 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 45
Pistemäärä 81.99
Tallennettu 2012-02-19, 12:54 PM
- 42 Members
- Only2rs, joeldinda, Awfki, psybre, blather, sdobie, b1_, bibliorex, KimarieBee, Surtac, dhm, clong, okeres, deldevries, sturlington, freetrader, RBeffa, majjacsobe, jasmaynard, perennialreader, tottman, marycloseburn, bw94612, Rbrancher2, Doey, spaceowl, RVerde, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, Paulgnagy, beth623, horacio.salazar, dsp501, smitch521, hamhands, Antoavrg, SpotofBorg, DCJeffrey, lcl999, BookstoreOwnerLJO, BrandonAzzarella, DavidRFWarner,andyl ,pammab
- Selitykset
- horacio.salazar: The two novels (including The Gripping Hand) are probably amongst the best ever
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tekijä: Orson Scott Card
41,099 jäsentä
1,046 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Global Rank 5
Pistemäärä 284.47
Tallennettu 2012-01-09, 12:32 AM
- 118 Members
- timspalding, gilroy, szarka, joeldinda, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, Awfki, pammab, psybre, limerts, Stav, Rtrace, ayaeckel, Euryale, sdobie, tsangal, KC9333, grizzly.anderson, mkjones, foggidawn, longway, b1_, MikeBriggs, goldenmoon, bibliorex, cthulhuslibrarian, mccin68, Sopoforic, BookWallah, lluisanglada, amobogio, Aerrin99, Hibou8, feaelin, norabelle414, EmScape, avatiakh, rossarn, falkman, pamur, asalamon, bestem, BeckyJG, br77rino, okeres, merrystar, blackdove07, Balkan, buk1968, scottd, santhony, sturlington, freetrader, RBeffa, sesanderson, majjacsobe, calm, suitable1, perennialreader, hoddybook, tottman, marycloseburn, lewbs, alexdelarge, brightcopy, LisaMaria_C, leigonj, Kristelh, Rbrancher2, Doey, baswood, DavidGuegan, zjakkelien, mike_frank, Ippotamus, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, RVerde, scificomics, Rick_Deckard, BomboChipolata, scriptus, parasolofdoom, al.vick, ahef1963, MissJessie, jeffza, Tanya-dogearedcopy, rocketmac360, Paulgnagy, linlef, ChrisKohout, beth623, Stefano.Rodighiero, gendeg, toonami, tourist68, WilGbn, Vulco1, smitch521, hamhands, RodgerA, Rwbyy, Dairyqueen84, rcatalano, borderdad, Fishmen, beanythesane, towermancn, SpotofBorg, Thelos12, DCJeffrey, pgirl, PlatinumWarlock, gregraubie, shecht91, alyssamhope23, blasetvt,andyl ,lorax ,Milesc ,anglemark ,AsYouKnow_Bob ,lquilter ,rarm ,trandism ,Ragnell ,Jannes , ,enrique_molinero ,DugsBooks , ,stellarexplorer ,dukeallen ,masiejames ,jasmaynard , ,souloftherose , ,StunnedTuna , , ,ManWithAnAgenda , ,SOShea
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tekijä: Douglas Adams
38,766 jäsentä
719 arvostelua
4.2
Global Rank 2
Pistemäärä 368.5
Tallennettu 2012-01-09, 05:56 PM
- 142 Members
- Edward, hailelib, mark, Only2rs, tardis, szarka, mkunruh, gennyt, hipdeep, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, devenish, pgmcc, Awfki, pammab, psybre, Herenya, Osbaldistone, Stav, Storeetllr, Rtrace, Euryale, sdobie, jain, tsangal, grizzly.anderson, rarm, foggidawn, trandism, MikeBriggs, Ragnell, cthulhuslibrarian, enrique_molinero, amobogio, Surtac, guyalice, norabelle414, EmScape, Julilla, ElBarto, rossarn, falkman, DugsBooks, pamur, bjornar, andejons, BeckyJG, Ross.Farnsworth, CarltonC, hildretha, br77rino, okeres, merrystar, blackdove07, Balkan, deldevries, birder4106, SylviaC, Myyst, sturlington, flips, freetrader, pwaites, nebula21, sesanderson, mrmapcase, susiesharp, igorken, jasmaynard, Sylak, dot.zen, souloftherose, marycloseburn, alexdelarge, venza, LiveAndrew, alanb1, brightcopy, Matteocalosi, JohnChic, LisaMaria_C, Kristelh, Rbrancher2, DavidGuegan, zjakkelien, mike_frank, eclecticdodo, Ippotamus, rretzler, Tomgraham, RVerde, acceptance, cej1027, gypsysmom, bibliopolitan, al.vick, Risbom, streetwa, ahef1963, MissJessie, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Settings, thegreenmikado, kara.shamy, Paulgnagy, linlef, Peace2, beth623, Vaclav_L, toonami, emmendelson, bruc79, smitch521, timetunnel, RecklessReader, viot.henri, erkanerener, polaritynk, RodgerA, Rwbyy, msemmag, wakawaka65, Dairyqueen84, acousticmoose, strongbear, towermancn, Jerriar, ManWithAnAgenda, SBCB, Julie_in_the_Library, Antoavrg, Trillian89, Thelos12, lcl999, BrandonAzzarella, Silu_1, SOShea, gregraubie, shecht91, alyssamhope23, bochkarev, blasetvt,jjwilson61 ,anglemark ,eromsted ,lquilter ,prosfilaes ,feaelin ,aulsmith ,stellarexplorer ,santhony ,RBeffa ,suitable1 , ,hoddybook ,tottman ,alex68 ,Bluewolf0411 ,electrice ,rocketmac360 ,Ctluster
- Selitykset
- jjwilson61 : Not science fictionaulsmith : Fun, but really poor in the sf area.Bluewolf0411: Not scifielectrice : read in 2013, silly storylcl999: One of the few really funny SF stories. Makes Pratchett seem a bit childish.
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tekijä: Dan Simmons
11,719 jäsentä
273 arvostelua
4.2
Global Rank 23
Pistemäärä 143.93
Tallennettu 2012-01-28, 12:49 PM
- 67 Members
- andyl, mark, Milesc, daschaich, pgmcc, anglemark, psybre, Stav, Rtrace, sdobie, grizzly.anderson, goldenmoon, bibliorex, KimarieBee, lluisanglada, Surtac, dhm, rossarn, falkman, clong, stellarexplorer, bestem, bjornar, BeckyJG, okeres, Rouge2507, thejazzmonger, scottd, questbird, Myyst, freetrader, nebula21, majjacsobe, dot.zen, souloftherose, marycloseburn, lewbs, alexdelarge, LiveAndrew, Kristelh, Doey, DavidGuegan, BruceDMacDonald, scificomics, Jarandel, Rick_Deckard, peterveen, BomboChipolata, scriptus, Risbom, streetwa, blkrk4000, Echinopsis, deerhorne, Verkruissen, ChrisKohout, dsp501, trrotman, smitch521, timetunnel, RecklessReader, rcatalano, acousticmoose, Antoavrg, DCJeffrey, oldminiclub, ProbioticAnt,sturlington ,jasmaynard ,sandstone78 ,svfreeman ,Schatkoffer ,bormgans ,SFF1928-1973 ,wakawaka65 ,hhenry3
- Selitykset
- sturlington : DNF
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tekijä: Philip K. Dick
19,258 jäsentä
473 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 14
Pistemäärä 192.51
Tallennettu 2012-01-30, 05:01 PM
- 85 Members
- szarka, hipdeep, pgmcc, anglemark, Awfki, pammab, psybre, Rtrace, sdobie, goldenmoon, Ragnell, absurdeist, cthulhuslibrarian, lluisanglada, Surtac, aulsmith, falkman, DugsBooks, pamur, m_island, Ross.Farnsworth, DorsVenabili, CarltonC, br77rino, okeres, blackdove07, Balkan, scottd, santhony, jerry-book, Myyst, sturlington, freetrader, pwaites, sesanderson, mrmapcase, jasmaynard, Sylak, dot.zen, thecoroner, LiveAndrew, Matteocalosi, smasler, Kristelh, Rbrancher2, Doey, DavidGuegan, alex68, mike_frank, Ippotamus, Bluewolf0411, matej.jurkic, rretzler, Tomgraham, scificomics, Jarandel, Rick_Deckard, acceptance, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, parasolofdoom, al.vick, Risbom, streetwa, Michael.Rimmer, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Echinopsis, deerhorne, beth623, horacio.salazar, dianeham, smitch521, invisigoth, beanythesane, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, Aine615, Trillian89, Thelos12, RuthMariah, Rbertossi, PlatinumWarlock, shecht91, v_RuneBerg, blasetvt,Edward ,bormgans
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tekijä: Robert A. Heinlein
10,970 jäsentä
157 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 22
Pistemäärä 147.01
Tallennettu 2012-01-09, 01:08 AM
- 75 Members
- szarka, joeldinda, adsddy, SqueakyChu, jmnlman, Awfki, psybre, SRHarbin, limerts, Osbaldistone, Rtrace, ayaeckel, sdobie, paradoxosalpha, goldenmoon, enrique_molinero, amobogio, Hibou8, norabelle414, aulsmith, EmScape, Julilla, avatiakh, rossarn, DugsBooks, pamur, bestem, BeckyJG, Ross.Farnsworth, CarltonC, br77rino, okeres, merrystar, blackdove07, Balkan, buk1968, santhony, jerry-book, dukeallen, sturlington, freetrader, jasmaynard, perennialreader, LiveAndrew, JohnChic, smasler, Rbrancher2, Doey, diagram, alex68, BruceDMacDonald, mike_frank, Bluewolf0411, RVerde, jdjamsa, gypsysmom, mjbaker, al.vick, streetwa, ahef1963, linlef, ChrisKohout, beth623, dsp501, smitch521, RecklessReader, beanythesane, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, Aine615, SpotofBorg, DCJeffrey, oldminiclub, skid0612, Stefcxjo,andyl ,lorax ,pgmcc ,lquilter ,feaelin ,TLCrawford ,scottd ,masiejames , , ,LisaMaria_C ,rretzler ,spaceowl , ,timetunnel ,hhenry3
- Selitykset
- paradoxosalpha: Specifically the first, shorter edition. Avoid the posthumous reversion of the author's edits that created the inferior book released in the 1990s.
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tekijä: H. G. Wells
18,379 jäsentä
308 arvostelua
3.8
Global Rank 24
Pistemäärä 143.05
Tallennettu 2012-02-10, 12:42 PM
- 68 Members
- timspalding, mark, Only2rs, tardis, hipdeep, devenish, pgmcc, psybre, SRHarbin, AsYouKnow_Bob, Stav, Rtrace, ayaeckel, sdobie, trandism, bibliorex, mccin68, Surtac, Julilla, DugsBooks, Ross.Farnsworth, hildretha, okeres, merrystar, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, deldevries, jerry-book, dukeallen, sturlington, nebula21, sesanderson, jasmaynard, Sylak, tottman, thecoroner, lewbs, LiveAndrew, smasler, leigonj, Rbrancher2, Doey, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, JqnOC, wifilibrarian, RVerde, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Risbom, streetwa, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Paulgnagy, toonami, smitch521, Pajamas, wakawaka65, acousticmoose, Brandy1411, oldminiclub, lcl999, pgirl, gregraubie, v_RuneBerg, hey_judy,pamur
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tekijä: Margaret Atwood
42,239 jäsentä
1,138 arvostelua
4.1
Global Rank 27
Pistemäärä 137.11
Tallennettu 2012-01-31, 11:00 AM
- 73 Members
- mark, Quaisior, mkunruh, gennyt, Milesc, devenish, SqueakyChu, pammab, psybre, AsYouKnow_Bob, Rtrace, ayaeckel, sdobie, rarm, goldenmoon, bibliorex, guyalice, avatiakh, pamur, Ross.Farnsworth, CarltonC, hildretha, br77rino, okeres, geitebukkeskjegg, scottd, deldevries, birder4106, artturnerjr, Myyst, sturlington, freetrader, masiejames, pwaites, sesanderson, mathgirl40, jasmaynard, perennialreader, dot.zen, souloftherose, marycloseburn, thecoroner, Matteocalosi, Dilara86, Rbrancher2, Endobiker, Doey, mike_frank, rretzler, scificomics, Jarandel, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, parasolofdoom, al.vick, streetwa, ahef1963, 4leschats, Tanya-dogearedcopy, kara.shamy, beth623, horacio.salazar, longasman, smitch521, timetunnel, Dairyqueen84, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, kay.emme, hhenry3, pgirl, unadorned, Stefcxjo, ,feaelin ,aulsmith , ,santhony , ,eclecticdodo ,Bluewolf0411 ,Bretzky1 ,blkrk4000 ,MissJessie , , ,RecklessReader
- Selitykset
- aulsmith : Great allegory, bad sf.eclecticdodo : great book, not science fictionBluewolf0411: Excellent work, but not scifi.Bretzky1 : This is not a science fiction story.RecklessReader : not science fiction
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tekijä: Robert A. Heinlein
12,176 jäsentä
220 arvostelua
3.8
Global Rank 32
Pistemäärä 107.78
Tallennettu 2012-01-26, 02:27 PM
- 56 Members
- timspalding, hailelib, Only2rs, szarka, joeldinda, Awfki, john1099, Stav, Rtrace, ayaeckel, sdobie, bibliorex, Aerrin99, TLCrawford, EmScape, DugsBooks, Ross.Farnsworth, CarltonC, okeres, Balkan, scottd, santhony, jerry-book, dukeallen, freetrader, stevemaynard, suitable1, tottman, lewbs, alexdelarge, LiveAndrew, LisaMaria_C, leigonj, Rbrancher2, Doey, diagram, mike_frank, RVerde, scificomics, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, streetwa, MissJessie, Paulgnagy, ChrisKohout, beth623, horacio.salazar, dsp501, smitch521, Saultimate, David_Krajci, wakawaka65, ManWithAnAgenda, DCJeffrey, BookstoreOwnerLJO, shecht91,andyl ,anglemark ,lquilter ,sturlington , ,StunnedTuna ,Bluewolf0411 ,spaceowl
- Selitykset
- horacio.salazar: Kind of corny, but superb. You have to remember when it was written. You wanna live forever?!
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tekijä: Anthony Burgess
25,868 jäsentä
387 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 48
Pistemäärä 77.15
Tallennettu 2012-07-19, 10:04 AM
- 44 Members
- mark, joeldinda, devenish, SqueakyChu, psybre, AsYouKnow_Bob, Rtrace, goldenmoon, bibliorex, Surtac, falkman, DugsBooks, Ross.Farnsworth, blackdove07, Balkan, Myyst, sturlington, sesanderson, jasmaynard, thecoroner, lewbs, alexdelarge, LiveAndrew, Rbrancher2, Doey, alex68, mike_frank, rretzler, electrice, Tomgraham, RVerde, acceptance, gypsysmom, streetwa, ahef1963, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Echinopsis, linlef, beth623, horacio.salazar, smitch521, Dairyqueen84, FranzK72, tsingtao,BookWallah ,feaelin ,santhony , ,hhenry3 ,skid0612
- Selitykset
- electrice: read, science fiction, dystopia, the idle youth, beat, rape and stole for the fun of it
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tekijä: Larry Niven
4,312 jäsentä
70 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 60
Pistemäärä 62.47
Tallennettu 2012-05-17, 11:39 AM
- 33 Members
- Only2rs, psybre, SRHarbin, blather, sdobie, bibliorex, Julilla, BeckyJG, Pamela110, santhony, sturlington, RBeffa, suitable1, jasmaynard, marycloseburn, magnumpigg, Rbrancher2, Doey, Bluewolf0411, RVerde, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, Echinopsis, Paulgnagy, beth623, horacio.salazar, dsp501, tourist68, smitch521, hamhands, SpotofBorg, DCJeffrey, skid0612,
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tekijä: Robert A. Heinlein
4,062 jäsentä
75 arvostelua
3.8
Global Rank 62
Pistemäärä 61.08
Tallennettu 2012-01-09, 03:53 AM
- 36 Members
- timspalding, hailelib, szarka, joeldinda, jmnlman, psybre, SRHarbin, Rtrace, goldenmoon, sarahemmm, feaelin, EmScape, jburlinson, Ross.Farnsworth, geitebukkeskjegg, Pamela110, Balkan, thejazzmonger, dukeallen, suitable1, jasmaynard, Rbrancher2, Doey, diagram, rretzler, RVerde, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ChrisKohout, beth623, kennethb97, smitch521, RecklessReader, David_Krajci, ManWithAnAgenda, Antoavrg,lorax ,lquilter ,sturlington ,masiejames ,RBeffa , ,Bluewolf0411
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tekijä: John Scalzi
8,679 jäsentä
410 arvostelua
4.1
Global Rank 63
Pistemäärä 59.63
Tallennettu 2012-01-26, 05:38 PM
- 38 Members
- hailelib, gilroy, tardis, mkunruh, Awfki, psybre, Rtrace, sdobie, grizzly.anderson, MikeBriggs, bibliorex, majkia, Aerrin99, rossarn, DugsBooks, bestem, okeres, geitebukkeskjegg, santhony, majjacsobe, calm, suitable1, hoddybook, tottman, lewbs, Navarone, LiveAndrew, RVerde, Jarandel, Rick_Deckard, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, HammerBob, Paulgnagy, dsp501, tourist68, smitch521, DCJeffrey,pammab ,lquilter ,Noisy ,clong ,stellarexplorer ,Rouge2507 ,StunnedTuna ,Bluewolf0411 ,hhenry3
- Selitykset
- Bluewolf0411: Just OK.
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tekijä: Kurt Vonnegut
22,309 jäsentä
300 arvostelua
4.1
Global Rank 52
Pistemäärä 70.72
Tallennettu 2012-07-19, 03:13 PM
- 38 Members
- Edward, mark, psybre, Rtrace, Euryale, goldenmoon, DugsBooks, clong, blackdove07, Pamela110, Balkan, sturlington, freetrader, sesanderson, jasmaynard, perennialreader, dot.zen, marycloseburn, andomck, smasler, diagram, mike_frank, RVerde, acceptance, Risbom, ahef1963, Echinopsis, deerhorne, beth623, dsp501, Laura1124, smitch521, hamhands, wakawaka65, NataliiaCh, ManWithAnAgenda, DCJeffrey, skid0612,pammab ,Rouge2507 ,santhony
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tekijä: Philip José Farmer
3,693 jäsentä
70 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Global Rank 81
Pistemäärä 43.95
Tallennettu 2012-02-22, 05:37 PM
- 28 Members
- joeldinda, psybre, Rtrace, sdobie, goldenmoon, feaelin, aulsmith, falkman, stellarexplorer, geitebukkeskjegg, Rouge2507, Pamela110, santhony, freetrader, jasmaynard, alexdelarge, smasler, Doey, RVerde, acceptance, gypsysmom, parasolofdoom, ahef1963, dsp501, smitch521, ManWithAnAgenda, SpotofBorg, DCJeffrey,timspalding ,clong ,RBeffa ,SFF1928-1973
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tekijä: William Gibson
7,291 jäsentä
55 arvostelua
3.8
Global Rank 127
Pistemäärä 21.91
Tallennettu 2012-07-30, 06:17 PM
- 16 Members
- Milesc, psybre, trandism, falkman, geitebukkeskjegg, Rouge2507, Myyst, sturlington, freetrader, dot.zen, LiveAndrew, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Tanya-dogearedcopy, smitch521, Antoavrg,feaelin ,aulsmith
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tekijä: Philip K. Dick
2,522 jäsentä
50 arvostelua
½ 3.6
Global Rank 162
Pistemäärä 16.92
Tallennettu 2013-08-22, 05:29 PM
- 8 Members
- anglemark, Rtrace, Ragnell, scottd, questbird, freetrader, scificomics, smitch521
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tekijä: Philip K. Dick
7,583 jäsentä
143 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 175
Pistemäärä 15.72
Tallennettu 2012-12-24, 06:29 AM
- 11 Members
- goldenmoon, clong, scottd, freetrader, Rbrancher2, mike_frank, scificomics, acceptance, BomboChipolata, Michael.Rimmer, smitch521,pammab ,NerdyBookingham
- Selitykset
- NerdyBookingham : Not SF in any meaningful sense of the term.
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tekijä: Carl Sagan
9,206 jäsentä
137 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 108
Pistemäärä 29.02
Tallennettu 2012-02-19, 01:00 PM
20
tekijä: Stephen King
19,802 jäsentä
368 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Global Rank 144
Pistemäärä 19.68
Tallennettu 2012-11-01, 03:24 PM
- 18 Members
- hailelib, mark, Only2rs, Milesc, goldenmoon, bibliorex, Julilla, falkman, kootibkiteer, br77rino, geitebukkeskjegg, Rbrancher2, rretzler, ahef1963, Tanya-dogearedcopy, smitch521, flicka82, hamhands,andyl ,feaelin ,sturlington ,rocketmac360 ,RecklessReader ,SFF1928-1973 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington : Horror (supernatural elements)RecklessReader : great book, not science fiction
21
tekijä: Douglas Adams
15,675 jäsentä
140 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 104
Pistemäärä 31.75
Tallennettu 2012-10-29, 02:15 PM
- 23 Members
- mark, Only2rs, szarka, gennyt, hipdeep, psybre, Rtrace, sdobie, CarltonC, merrystar, blackdove07, Myyst, sturlington, freetrader, dot.zen, Rbrancher2, Tomgraham, acceptance, gypsysmom, smitch521, polaritynk, ManWithAnAgenda, lcl999,feaelin ,aulsmith ,pamur
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tekijä: Robert A. Heinlein
5,537 jäsentä
65 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 179
Pistemäärä 15.06
Tallennettu 2012-01-26, 08:12 AM
- 15 Members
- psybre, AsYouKnow_Bob, Rtrace, sdobie, EmScape, Ross.Farnsworth, SylviaC, Rbrancher2, Doey, cjbanning, gypsysmom, horacio.salazar, smitch521, RecklessReader, Antoavrg,andyl ,feaelin ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,hoddybook ,LisaMaria_C ,Bluewolf0411
- Selitykset
- aulsmith : I guess for a book written with a brain tumor it's pretty good, but it's not what I read Heinlein forBluewolf0411: Not science fiction.
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tekijä: Jules Verne
2,898 jäsentä
55 arvostelua
½ 3.5
Global Rank 185
Pistemäärä 14.42
Tallennettu 2013-01-16, 11:58 AM
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tekijä: Harry Harrison
1,583 jäsentä
48 arvostelua
½ 3.6
Global Rank 222
Pistemäärä 10.93
Tallennettu 2012-08-04, 09:37 AM
- 7 Members
- Only2rs, anglemark, falkman, BeckyJG, geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, smitch521
