Books like Fallen Dragon
26 science fiction books to read after Fallen Dragon, by Hamilton, Peter F., the closest match first.
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1. Sexual Chemistry and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution
by Brian M. Stableford
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A collection of short stories about the possibilities of biological technology and genetic engineering.
A collection of short stories about the possibilities of biological technology and genetic engineering.
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2. The Seedling Stars
by James Blish
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A collection of stories about humans that have been 'adapted' for life on extraterrestrial worlds.
A collection of stories about humans that have been 'adapted' for life on extraterrestrial worlds.
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The Expanse book 2
3. Caliban's War
by James S.a. Corey
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For a new space opera series in the tradition of some of the older space opera works, give James Cory's The Expanse series a read. It features a heavy Synthetic Biology concept with an engineered alien life form presenting a huge threat to mankind.
The second book in the NYT best-selling Expanse series, Caliban's War shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on James Holden...
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4. Ribofunk
by Paul-Di-Filippo
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A collection. The Ribofunk world is one where biology is a cutting-edge science. Ribofuk is the fusion of ribosome (cellular biology) and funk (rock and roll).
A collection. The Ribofunk world is one where biology is a cutting-edge science. Ribofuk is the fusion of ribosome (cellular biology) and funk (rock and roll).
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5. The Island of Doctor Moreau
by Wells, H. G.
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Biopunk has its roots in this novel where Dr. Moreau experiments on animals and has themes of pain, cruelty, human identity and moral responsibility
Biopunk has its roots in this novel where Dr. Moreau experiments on animals and has themes of pain, cruelty, human identity and moral responsibility
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6. Movement of Mountains
by Michael Blumlein
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A doctor ministers on another world to a genetically engineered slave race. 4. Octavia E. Butler Xenogenesis. A Biopunk story that involves an alien race who trade biology—share genetics with other aliens.
A doctor ministers on another world to a genetically engineered slave race. 4. Octavia E. Butler Xenogenesis. A Biopunk story that involves an alien race who trade biology—share genetics with...
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7. Uglies
by Westerfeld, Scott
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A young adult series. This is a world where everyone can become one of the pretties at age sixteen and send your life partying—turns out the pretty life isn't so pretty though.
A young adult series. This is a world where everyone can become one of the pretties at age sixteen and send your life partying—turns out the pretty life isn't so...
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8. Growing Dread
by Caroline Dombrowski
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Biopunk Visions. A collection of stories put together by Dobrowski that showcases eleven Biopunk authors as they ask the questions about the relationship between humanity, nature, and technology.
Biopunk Visions. A collection of stories put together by Dobrowski that showcases eleven Biopunk authors as they ask the questions about the relationship between humanity, nature, and technology.
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9. Limit of Vision
by Linda Nagata
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A new life form is created and then it evolves.
A new life form is created and then it evolves.
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10. Masters of Evolution
by Damon Knight
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Animals and other uses of genetic engineering are used to replace machines.
Animals and other uses of genetic engineering are used to replace machines.
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11. Anvil of the Heart
by Bruce T. Holmes
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The story of the last generation of unaltered humans.
The story of the last generation of unaltered humans.
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12. Father to the Man
by John Gribbin
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A scientist raises an artificial ape-like creature.
A scientist raises an artificial ape-like creature.
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13. Tuf Voyaging
by Martin, George R. R.
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Tuf is a space trader in possession of the last seed-ship, which is capable of creating life.
Tuf is a space trader in possession of the last seed-ship, which is capable of creating life.
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14. The Warriors of Dawn
by M.A. Foster
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Humans have created the Ler, a brother race of humanoids. The story explores how this new race separates themselves from their makers and create their own society.
Humans have created the Ler, a brother race of humanoids. The story explores how this new race separates themselves from their makers and create their own society.
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15. Garden of the Shaped
by Sheila Finch
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A look at biological engineering from the perspective of those who have been engineered.
A look at biological engineering from the perspective of those who have been engineered.
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The Commonwealth Saga book 1 Start here
16. Pandora's Star
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- Same author
Hummanity can live forever by uploading themselves into new bodies.
The Commonwealth Saga is a vast, sprawling space opera that is spread over several novels and short stories. In a precursor to the main series, Misspent Youth, a rejuvenation procedure...
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17. Unwind
by Shusterman, Neal
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In the world of this story life can be sustained indefinitely, but at what cost? This is the story of children who try to escape their fate to be unwound—have their organs transplanted into other bodies.
Unwind, the first novel in the Unwind dystology is a truly disturbing YA blend of science fiction and horror. Set in a dystopian society after a series of civil wars...
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18. Perdido Street Station
by Miéville, China
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The cycle blends multiple genres, including Steampunk, Sci Fi, and Horror. Magic is commonplace and practiced by skilled professionals.
The famous (or infamous, depending how you view the New Weird movement) novel is generally considered one of the founding pillars of the New Weird genre. This novel meets many...
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19. The Abyss Beyond Dreams
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- Same author
A self-proclaimed prophet is haunted by visions of a lost civilisation, and the Commonwealth's founder, Nigel Sheldon, goes to find out whether they come from the Void, the vast region...
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20. Judas Unchained
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- Same author
Peter F. Hamilton's superbly imagined, cunningly plotted interstellar adventures are conceived on a staggeringly epic scale and filled with fully realized human and alien characters as complex as they are...
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21. The Dreaming Void
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- Same author
Reviewers exhaust superlatives when it comes to the science fiction of Peter F. Hamilton. His complex and engaging novels, which span thousands of years--and light-years--are as intellectually stimulating as they...
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22. The Temporal Void
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- Same author
Many of Peter F. Hamilton's dazzling novels, which offer startling perspectives on tomorrow's technological and cultural trends, are epic in scope, spanning vast stretches of space and time. And yet...
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The Commonwealth Saga book 5
23. The Evolutionary Void
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- Same author
Araminta becomes the target of a galaxywide search by a government agent seeking to prevent the pilgrimage of a cult into the heart of the Void, while Edeard, the Waterwalker,...
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24. The Mandel Files, Volume 1: Mindstar Rising & A Quantum Murder
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- Same author
Greg Mandel is an ex-Army officer in Britain. He was part of an experimental group that provided members with intuition and psychic powers. Now out of the Army, Great makes...
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25. A Quantum Murder
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- Same author
Professor Edward Kitchener: a double Nobel Laureate researching quantum cosmology for the Event Horizon conglomerate - but no good to anybody dead and with his lungs spread out on either...
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26. Blood Music
by Bear, Greg
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A biotechnologist hides his biological computer creation in his body, but then they multiply and evolve. One of the first Sci Fi stories to treat DNA as a computational system that can be modified.
If Xenogenesis explores the emergence of posthumanity through exogamy, Blood Music explores it through infection. A renegade biotechnologist faces having his research shut down, so he injects himself with the...
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