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Extremophile by Ian Green

Extremophile was nominated for the Arthur C Clarke Award.

on fivebooks.com · 8 Aug 20263mo · Report

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

And the point of The Mountain in the Sea is that someone discovers a fully sapient octopus civilization.

on fivebooks.com · 8 Aug 20263mo · Report

A Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement

A Mission of Gravity is one of those older stories, it’s from the mid 1950s, and it’s one of those I was aware of for a long time, because it is talked about a great deal – and very justifiably.

on fivebooks.com · 21 Dec 202423mo · Report

After Atlas by Emma Newman

And then we have After Atlas, which is back on Earth, after Atlas has left.

on fivebooks.com · 21 Dec 202423mo · Report

Dark Eden by Chris Beckett

Dark Eden was the winner of the Arthur C.

on fivebooks.com · 21 Dec 202423mo · Report

Living Next Door to the God of Love by Justina Robson

Living Next Door to the God of Love is an exploration of the post-human, and it follows on from Natural History – which you don’t need to have read.

on fivebooks.com · 21 Dec 202423mo · Report

Strata by Terry Pratchett

There’s one called The Dark Side of the Sun, which is also very good, but my absolute favourite is Strata.

on fivebooks.com · 21 Dec 202423mo · Report