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Alternate history1992

The Guns of the South

Harry Turtledove

3.2(5)Open Library rating out of 5

Genetic engineering2003

The Lake House

James Patterson

3.2(5)Open Library rating out of 5

The Voyage of the Sable Keech

Neal L. Asher

3.2(5)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1908

Tono Bungay

H. G. Wells

3.2(5)Open Library rating out of 5

Time travel2013

Off to Be the Wizard

Scott Meyer; Luke Daniels

3.7(27)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2010

Cryoburn

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science fiction

3.6(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2006

Prador Moon

A Novel Of The Polity

Neal L. Asher

3.6(12)Open Library rating out of 5

The Humans : a novel

Matt Haig

3.6(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1981

Valis

Philip K. Dick

3.7(19)Open Library rating out of 5

Artificial intelligence2019

Klara and the Sun

A novel

Kazuo Ishiguro

3.8(48)Open Library rating out of 5

New societies2006

Glasshouse

Charles Stross

Science fiction

3.7(26)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2007

Spook Country

William Gibson

3.7(26)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2013

The Long War

Terry Pratchett; Stephen Baxter

3.7(26)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1987

An Alien Heat

Michael Moorcock

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

An ancient peace

Tanya Huff

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

Time travel2015

Chrononauts

Mark Millar

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

Power & politics1998

Distraction

Bruce Sterling

Speculative fiction — genre unclassified

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2010

Empire of Light

Gary Gibson

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2011

Firebird

Jack McDevitt

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds2003

Fray

Joss Whedon; Karl Moline

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2008

Judge

Karen Traviss

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1998

More Than Honor

David Weber; David Drake; S. M. Stirling

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1931

Night Life of the Gods

Thorne Smith

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2009

Nova War

Gary Gibson

3.0(4)Open Library rating out of 5