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\n Favorite Books<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
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\n $\"Shadow$ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Shadow of the Giant<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Orson Scott Card<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n I don\'t even know why I\'m leaving a review; if you\'re already reading the series, you HAVE to read this one, too -- and if you\'re not reading the series yet, you MUST read Ender\'s Game first, so at no point will this review reach anyone ...\n <\/div>\n
\n tagged:\n soft-science-fiction\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n A Girl Corrupted by the Internet is the Summoned Hero?!<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Eliezer Yudkowsky<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n The intersection of decision theory and sexual depravity is not my usual go-to place for light reading, but in this case the combination works beautifully.\n\nAlthough the book is woefully short, the author has managed to set up a rational...\n <\/div>\n
\n tagged:\n hard-fantasy\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n $\"Stories$ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Stories of Your Life and Others<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Ted Chiang<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n An absolutely wonderful collection of science fiction stories that cut across the genre, from soft to hard scifi, and even venturing into that rarest of subgenres: hard fantasy. These stories made me laugh, cry, and even shudder in ways ...\n <\/div>\n
\n tagged:\n hard-science-fiction, rationality, and hard-fantasy\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n $\"Tau$ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Tau Zero<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Poul Anderson<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Fifty colonists embark on a ten year subjective voyage at relativistic speed to a new world, but tragedy strikes unexpectedly, and the crew must deal with the consequences. What follows is an amazing story of emotion, suspense, and scien...\n <\/div>\n
\n tagged:\n hard-science-fiction\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n $\"Mission$ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Mission of Gravity<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Hal Clement<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Aliens and humans collaborate in a grave mission to save a downed scientific instrument in this pinnacle novel of hard science fiction.\n\nMission of Gravity occupies a place of honor among my book collection as my favorite fiction novel o...\n <\/div>\n
\n tagged:\n hard-science-fiction\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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