Phoenix Pick: 180 books

Generations of clones on the moon chronicle the recovery of mother Earth, which has been destroyed and deserted. Eons have passed and a new generation of clones discover that their own base on the moon had been destroyed in the past and then rediscovered and rebuilt by the man known as Sandor Pen.In...

Is travelling on The Train a means to an end…a way to complete one’s journey…or is The Train the destination itself, rolling endlessly through realms both magical and mechanical? And what of Javan, the lad from Pingaspor, whose third-class ticket entitles him to a spot on a hard bench?...

Welcome to the North American continent after a series of catastrophes, including famine, plague and floods, have destroyed almost all of humanity.Descendants of the survivors (those who stayed) have created a tribal society in the depopulated American West which lives side by side with an enclave...

A virtual-reality novel from a time before virtual reality, Simulacron-3 is a prophetic tale of a future where nothing is as it appears to be. Douglas Hall is part of a team that builds an artificial environment to simulate reality. This enables them to get public opinion polls without waiting...

Tana Winthrop has longed to travel to Earth. When she is finally able to do so using new technologies she discovers the secret of the survivors living on Earth. But in doing so, Tana has also re-ignited the threat of extinction for those very survivors.As word of her discovery spreads, she...

Twila Grimm has lived her whole life inside the sterile limits of the Biodome, an isolated domed oasis in the middle of a ravaged Earth. The outside is world of mystery and disease: where those infected by the deadly CM virus are sent to die. This is a land of disease and death; of warring...

Another mind-bending science fiction epic from a true visionary, Centuries explores a barely recognizable future where humans control their own evolution. Genetic manipulation and artificial intelligence shape an astounding destiny for our species. With these wondrous changes come unexpected...

Who is Richard Jarrow? Is he the unassuming, mild-mannered teacher he thinks himself to be or something much more? And how does the brilliant scientist named Ashling fit into the picture? The Multiplex Man (winner of The Prometheus Award) is an intriguing thriller set in a future...

The classic tale of a post-apocalyptic world where humans have built a society in the dark underground. The descendants of the survivors only remember the pre-apocalyptic world in old stories, legends and myths. Light, itself, is remembered as something holy, and Radiation is feared as the...

Milton Bradford is a very special man. God, the Creative Force, resides within him.The Creative Force is hiding inside Bradford because the universe that the Force created has become terrifyingly complex. Plus, God can no longer control the Destructive Force, which God created to alleviate...

As the concept of intelligent fighting machines developed, the Bolo division of General Motors started working on tank designs that incorporated awareness and intelligence within the development of their tactical tanks. With each new generation, these awesome fighting machines become more self-aware,...

Earth has kept its rebirth a secret for some time, but when colonists throughout the stars begin to long for contact with the mother world, violence and greed could once again threaten the planet.This is the second book of the Coconino trilogy (The Earth Is All That Lasts, Children of the Earth, The Earth Saver)