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The Quintaglio Ascension, Robert J. Sawyer

A trilogy in which a race of sapient dinosaurs make crucial discoveries about their world and themselves. This overthrows previously held beliefs about religion, astronomy, biology, and psychology.
Publication date: 2006-03-03

Heart of the Comet, David Brin & Gregory Benford

A mission to capture Halley's Comet discovers life. Can the crew survive it's onslaught during the long journey back towards the sun?
Publication date: 2006-03-03

Arabian Nights' Entertainments

The original book of Arabian tales told by Scheherazade in 1001 nights. Not favourite but the portrayal of characters is interesting and as are the behaviours which are shown as acceptable.
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Publication date: 2006-03-03

The Crucible of Time, John Brunner

A book without humans, an insectoidal race and its development from the first scientific discovery through to a technological future. The story is told from the viewpoint of a variety of major historical figures.
Publication date: 2006-03-03

Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

A misinterpreted wink leads the anti-Christ off the intended path of destroying the world and leaves him growing up in a little village in England. Anges Nutter's prophesies are as accurate as ever though not very intelligible. The extracts from misprinted bibles are particularly good.
Publication date: 2006-03-03

Mars Trilogy, Kim Stanley Robinson

A trilogy covering the colonisation and teraforming of Mars in an unstable political climate. A huge collection with each book over the 700 page mark but worth it for the ideas.
Publication date: 2006-03-03

Case of the Toxic Spell Dump, Harry Turtledove

A mystery set in a peculiar world where modern technology is replaced by magic. Problems from today's world a given new light in a familiar but fantastical setting.
Publication date: 2006-03-03

A Fire Upon the Deep, Vernor Vinge

This novel deals with the emergence of a Blight at the edge of the galaxy on the edge of The Transcend. Star systems fall and swallowed up this new all-consuming intelligence. Their newly transformed inhabitants promise this is the beginning of a glorious new era. The only solution lies with a child on a planet with a deep within the galaxy close to The Slow Zone where many technologies begin to fail. This planet's native race, the Tines, must travel in packs and together each pack has a single mind. Then the child is found by the pack named Flenser.
Publication date: 2006-03-02

Permutation City, Greg Egan

A book that examines the nature of reality and simulation asking "Is there really any difference between them?" An blend of cyberspace, psychology, and artificial life. Do you want to create your own universe and can you? If you thought living forever just meant living for a really long time then think again. Remember, don't look at the fractal basilisk.
Publication date: 2006-03-02
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