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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 Bedenke Phlebas: 4 stars
Bedenke Phlebas by Iain M. Banks, Iain Banks
Consider Phlebas, first published in 1987, is a space opera novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks. It is the …
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
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
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 …
Ilium by Dan Simmons
nylki rated Picknick am Wegesrand: 4 stars
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
Richard K. Morgan: Das Unsterblichkeitsprogramm (German language, 2004)
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
nylki rated Sterntagebücher: 3 stars
nylki rated Die Foundation-Trilogie (Foundation, #1-3): 4 stars
Isaac Asimov: Die Foundation-Trilogie (Foundation, #1-3) (German language, 2000)
Die Foundation-Trilogie (Foundation, #1-3) by Isaac Asimov
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend …
nylki rated Terror Roman: 2 stars
nylki rated Das Spiel Azad: 3 stars
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 …