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nylki

Joined 6 months ago

Favorite genres: SF, Solarpunk, queer stuff, historic fiction (and nonfiction). I often read novels but sometimes in a mood for short stories and novellas as well. (Clarke's World eg.)

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nylki rated Exodyssey: Visual Development of an Epic Adventure by Steambot Studios: 4 stars

No cover — Scott Robertson: Exodyssey: Visual Development of an Epic Adventure by Steambot Studios (2009)

Exodyssey: Visual Development of an Epic Adventure by Steambot Studios by Scott Robertson

nylki rated Bedenke Phlebas: 4 stars

Bedenke Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

Consider Phlebas, first published in 1987, is a space opera novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks. It is the …

nylki rated The Road: 3 stars

Cormac McCarthy: The Road (Hardcover, 2006, Alfred A. Knopf)

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece.

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. …

nylki rated The Shadow of the Wind: 4 stars

Carlos Ruiz Zafón: The Shadow of the Wind (Paperback, 2009, Phoenix)

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books', a labyrinthine library of …

nylki rated Accelerando: 3 stars

Accelerando by Charles Stross

The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings …

nylki rated Spin: Roman: 4 stars

Robert Charles Wilson: Spin (German language, 2008, Heyne)

Spin: Roman by Robert Charles Wilson (Heyne -- 52200)

One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the …

nylki rated Ilium: 3 stars

Dan Simmons (duplicate): Ilium (Paperback, Heyne Taschenbuch)

Ilium by Dan Simmons (duplicate)

nylki rated Picknick am Wegesrand: 4 stars

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky: Picknick am Wegesrand (German language, 1981)

Picknick am Wegesrand by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

Roadside Picnic (Russian: Пикник на обочине, Piknik na obochine, IPA: [pʲɪkˈnʲik nɐ ɐˈbotɕɪnʲe]) is a philosophical science fiction novel by …

nylki rated Das Unsterblichkeitsprogramm: 3 stars

Das Unsterblichkeitsprogramm by Richard K. Morgan

It's the twenty-fifth century, and advances in technology have redefined life itself. A person's consciousness can now be stored in …

nylki rated Kafka am Strand: 4 stars

Haruki Murakami: Kafka am Strand (German language, 2006)

Kafka am Strand by Haruki Murakami

nylki rated Sterntagebücher: 3 stars

Stanisław Lem: Sterntagebücher (Paperback, German language, Suhrkamp)

Sterntagebücher by Stanisław Lem

nylki rated Lovedeath: 4 stars

Lovedeath by Dan Simmons

nylki rated Die Foundation-Trilogie (Foundation, #1-3): 4 stars

Die Foundation-Trilogie (Foundation, #1-3) by Isaac Asimov

nylki rated Terror Roman: 2 stars

Terror Roman by Dan Simmons

nylki rated Das Spiel Azad: 3 stars

Iain M. Banks: Das Spiel Azad (German language, 1990, Heyne)

Das Spiel Azad by Iain M. Banks (Heyne-Buch -- 4693 : Science Fiction)

The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest …