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Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Beyond the Sun Editor: Bryan Thomas Schmidt NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 300 Publisher:...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: The Martian Author: Andy Weir NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 384 Publisher: Crown...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: The Obligation Author: Stephen Wolfe NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Kindle Pages: 196 Publisher: Amazon Digital...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Dale L. Skran, Jr. Title: On the Steel Breeze Author: Alastair Reynolds NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Pages:...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Dale L. Skran, Jr. Title: Proxima Author: Stephen Baxter NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback Pages: 455 Publisher: Gollancz...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Crisis on Stardust Station Author: John Taloni NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Kindle Pages: 130...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Fire with Fire Author: Charles E. Gannon NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 384 Publisher:...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: New Earth Author: Ben Bova NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 384 Publisher: Tom Doherty...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Red Planet Blues Author: Robert J. Sawyer NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover and Kindle...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Flood Author: Stephen Baxter NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 496 Publisher:...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Across the Universe Author: Beth Revis NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Publisher: Razorbill...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson From Ad Astra Winter 2012 Title: 2312 Author: Kim Stanley Robinson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover...
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