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1	War of the Worlds more books like this by H G Wells WAR OF THE WORLDS was written in two parts: "The Coming of the Martians", which details the Martians' landing and conquering; and "The Earth Under the Martians", which is a post-apocalyptic account of the Martians' reign and their subsequent vanquishing by microbes which they are unprepared for. Mars, and the possibility of life on it, had ... see all copies from £1.10! new only from £2.87! \| first editions
2	Dune more books like this by Frank Herbert The first volume of a series co-written by Frank Herbert's son, examining the prehistory of the legendary planet of Arrakis, more commonly known as Dune. see all copies from £1.10! new only from £2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy more books like this by Douglas Adams THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is not just a book--it's a phenomenon. It's based on a BBC radio series that also spawned four other books, a TV series, a 2005 film, a text-based computer adventure game, and a website. As the story begins, Arthur Dent is having a bad day. First, the town council knocked his house down to build a local bypass. ... see all copies from £1.10! new only from £1.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Time Machine more books like this by H G Wells At a dinner party in suburban London, the Time Traveller, known to the reader only as the Eminent Scientist, speaks to his guests about the fourth dimension of space--i.e. time. He states that it is possible to travel through time much as one travels through space. The guests are not persuaded, even after seeing the Eminent Scientist's time ... see all copies from £1.10! new only from £2.28! \| first editions
5	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea more books like this by Jules Verne A ship-sinking monster confounds American boats until they discover that the creature is actually a submarine powered by the nefarious Captain Nemo (Nemo is Latin for nobody), a swashbuckling villain with grandiose ideas and deadly intentions. Probably the most famous of the novels in Verne's Voyages Extrordinaires series. see all copies from £1.10! new only from £3.28! \| first editions
6	Journey to the Center of the Earth more books like this by Jules Verne Jim Hawkins, who narrates Stevenson's classic tale, is rewarded for his assistance to an old pirate, Billy Bones, with a map showing the way to buried treasure. He and his associates set sail for the island on a ship manned by a band of pirates--a fact they discover en route. The pirate king is the notorious one-legged cook Long John Silver, one ... see all copies from £1.10! new only from £2.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Perelandra more books like this by C S Lewis Dr. Ransom must battle evil in the world of Perelandra, when it is invaded by the Devil's agent. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £5.50! \| first editions
8	The Sparrow more books like this by Mary Doria Russell The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God. This experience--the first contact between human beings and intelligent extraterrestrial life--begins with a small mistake and ends in a ... see all copies from £1.10! new only from £6.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency more books like this by Douglas Adams This darkly satirical sf mystery is somewhat of a departure from Douglas Adams's internationally bestselling HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY series. Richard MacDuff, a bemused computer programmer, is propelled into a series of mysterious but inextricably interconnected events, involving the odd behavior of an extremely absentminded Cambridge ... see all copies from £1.10! new only from £1.10! \| first editions
10	God Emperor of Dune more books like this by Frank Herbert The fourth book in the "Dune" series, tracing the transformation of Leto II in his quest to return the planet Arrakis to its true state. see all copies from £1.10! new only from £5.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Starship Troopers more books like this by Robert A Heinlein In a world of the future, a young man undergoes brutal military training after graduating from high school. Then an alien fleet invades Earth, and the young trooper must put his training to the test in a galactic-scale war. see all copies from £2.75! new only from £4.03! \| first editions
12 view cover	Xenocide more books like this by Orson Scott Card In the third book in the Ender Wiggins series, Ender tangles with intergalactic politics when the Starways Congress tries to destroy the planet Lusitania after a deadly virus ravages the intelligent species living there. see all copies from £2.10! new only from £5.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Out of the Silent Planet more books like this by C S Lewis Dr. Ransom is kidnapped and transported by spaceship to the red planet Malacandra. When he escapes, he jeopardizes not only his chances to return home, but his very life. This is the first in Lewis's Space Trilogy; he acknowledges his debt to H. G. Wells in an author's note. see all copies from £1.10! new only from £5.50! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy more books like this by Douglas Adams Now in paperback in one complete volume, this ultimate guide collects the five classic novels from Adams's beloved Hitchhiker series. see all copies from £4.94! new only from £9.32!
15 view cover	Consider Phlebas more books like this by Iain M Banks The outcome of a massive intergalactic war between two religiously and morally opposed enemies depends partly on the success of a search-and-rescue mission led by a disgruntled spy and a crew of loosely allied mercenaries. see all copies from £1.10! new only from £6.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	That hideous strength, a modern fairy-tale for grown-ups more books like this by C. S. Lewis The last book of Lewis's sci-fi trilogy is a breakneck journey of suspense in which Dr. Ransom must choose sides in a battle between science and ethics. Like Perelandra and Out of the Silent Planet, this is a compelling work of fiction that is also, at its heart, a timeless allegory of good and evil. see all copies from £1.10! new only from £6.96! \| first editions
17 view cover	Hunters of Dune more books like this by Brian Herbert, Kevin J Anderson "Hunters of Dune" and the concluding volume, "Sandworms of Dune," bring together the great story lines and beloved characters in Frank Herbert's classic Dune universe, ranging from the time of the Butlerian Jihad to the original Dune series and beyond. see all copies from £2.65! new only from £4.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Invisible Man more books like this by H G Wells Griffin has learned how to make himself invisible by scientifically making the body transparent. Once he has discovered this, Griffin burns his room, takes to the countryside and proceeds to try and terrorize and overpower people. Unfortunately for him, they are not so terrified after all, and his visions of dominance crumble. He stops at an inn, ... see all copies from £1.10! new only from £2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Guards! guards! more books like this by Terry Pratchett Here there be dragons...and the denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Long believed extinct, a superb specimen of "draco nobilis" ("noble dragon" for those who don't understand italics) has appeared in Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling ... see all copies from £3.01! new only from £5.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Journey to the Centre of the Earth more books like this by Jules Verne In this novel from Verne's "Extraordinary Journeys" series Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew, Axel, enter an extinct Icelandic volcano. What they find there is truly extraordinary--a thriving ecosystem, giant shepherds, the corpse of an earlier explorer, and human beings. see all copies from £1.10! new only from £3.27! \| first editions
21 view cover	Perdido Street Station more books like this by China Mieville In the sprawling gothic city of New Crobuzon, a stranger has come to request the services of Isaac, an overweight and slightly eccentric scientist. But it is an impossible request--that of flight--and in the end Isaac's attempts will only succeed in unleashing a dark force upon the city. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £4.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Princess of Mars more books like this by Edgar Rice Burroughs The first book in the Barsoom series introduces author Burroughs's second-most-famous recurring character, John Carter. Hiding in a cave in the Arizona hills, Carter accidentally discovers a portal, on the other side of which lies the planet Mars. see all copies from £1.10! new only from £3.81! \| first editions
23 view cover	Mostly Harmless more books like this by Douglas Adams The fifth and final volume in the humorous SF series that began with THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is somewhat darker than its predecessors. The Earthman Arthur Dent spends years selling genetic material in exchange for travel to various parallel universes in search of somewhere vaguely resembling his home planet. When he finally settles ... see all copies from £1.10! new only from £1.69! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Broken Angels more books like this by Richard Morgan After his harrowing jaunt as a private detective in ALTERED CARBON, Takeshi Kovacs returns to his original career as a soldier, this time leading a team of corporate mercenaries. In the middle of a planetary war, Kovacs is convinced to join a scheme to sell extremely valuable information regarding an archeological dig--information which will help ... see all copies from £1.10! new only from £5.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Mysterious Island more books like this by Jules Verne Five Union prisoners of war escape in a balloon from Richmond, Virginia, and land on an uninhabited island, where they begin to reconstruct society as they knew it. This is one of the novels is Verne's Voyages Extraordinaires series. see all copies from £1.10! new only from £4.53! \| signed copies \| first editions

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