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10 best books like Riverworld and other stories (Philip José Farmer): The Crucible of Time, The World Treasury of Science Fiction, The Dark Light Years, The Dark Abyss, The Best of Fritz Leiber, The River of Time, Destination: Universe!, The Trouble with Humans, Heroes in Hell, Doctor Who: All-Consuming Fire

The Crucible of Time
AuthorJohn Brunner
ISBN0345312244
There are some incredibly smart things Brunner does in this novel. The story is told from the perspective of a world of intelligent aliens as they reach out to discover the universe in which they live. They have to do that in ways that are very different from our own history in details (for example, they...
The World Treasury of Science Fiction
AuthorDavid G. Hartwell
ISBN0316349410
Table of contents

Introduction 1988 essay by David G. Hartwell
Harrison Bergeron 1961 story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Forgetfulness 1937 story by John W. Campbell Jr
Special Flight 1939 story by John Berryman
Chronopolis 1960 story by J.G. Ballard
Triceratops 1974 story...
The Dark Light Years
AuthorBrian W. Aldiss
The human species has begun to racket about the galaxy. When they reach the planet Grudgrodd, they come across another space-faring species. It's a case of instant dislike. The gentle Utods do not feel pain, they change sex as the planet changes suns, they live long pleasurable lives, free of stress....
The Dark Abyss
AuthorBruce Coville
ISBN0553402021
In reading these books again as a more mature adult (I was only 19-20 the last time I read them), I found that the biggest problem I have with them is not so much the magical bits. Sure, okay, the stars in the sky rearranged themselves and began spiraling hypnotically. Fine. Whatever. It is a fantasy book,...
The Best of Fritz Leiber
AuthorFritz Leiber
ISBN0848821270
Fritz Leiber's work bridges the gap between the pulp era of H. P. Lovecraft and the Paperback era of Philip K. Dick, and arguably, is as influential as both these authors. From a historical context, Leiber in fact knew both of the authors, and his work can be seen as a bridge connecting the many different...
The River of Time
AuthorDavid Brin
ISBN1857234138
The River of Time brings together eleven short stories, including "The Crystal Spheres" (WINNER: Hugo Award Best SF Short Story 1985), and four new stories published here for the first time.

Here are powerful tales of heroism and humanity, playful excursions into realms of fancy, and profound...
Destination: Universe!
AuthorA.E. van Vogt
ISBN0425019128
van Vogt is a firehose of sci-fi creativity. A little weird, a little raw, and like real life the pieces don't always, or even usually, fit together nicely. But his raw imagination, wildly inventive ideas and talent for instilling a sense of wonder and mystery (and some confusion) were unequaled in his...
The Trouble with Humans
AuthorChristopher Anvil
ISBN1416521429
Humans—there’s no understanding them, and no dealing with them either. Or even their planet. Pity the poor aliens, whose shape-changing ability should let them take over the planet Earth before the humans even know they’re there—if it weren’t for all that omnipresent pollution. Or consider...
Heroes in Hell
AuthorJanet E. Morris
ISBN0671655558
The shared world premise of Heroes in Hell is that all the dead wind up together in Hell, where they pick up where they left off when still alive. In this first anthology it can be found the following stories:

"Son of the Morning" short story by Chris Morris
"Newton Sleep" novelette by Gregory...
Doctor Who: All-Consuming Fire
AuthorAndy Lane
ISBN0426204158
‘I’ve been all over the universe with you, Doctor, and Earth in the nineteenth century is the most alien place I’ve ever seen.’

England, 1887. The secret library of St John the Beheaded has been robbed. The thief has taken forbidden books which tell of mythical beasts and gateways to...
The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume 1: The Ultimate Egoist
AuthorTheodore Sturgeon
ISBN1556432992
The Ultimate Egoist, the first volume of The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, contains the late author's earliest work, written from 1937 to 1940. Although Sturgeon's reach was limited to the lengths of the short story and novelette, his influence was strongly felt by even the most original...
The Lake of Fire
AuthorRobin Wayne Bailey
ISBN0553281852
In The Lake of Fire, the fourth volume of Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon, Clive Folliot and gang, with brother Neville in tow, cross a landscape out of Dante's Inferno, with none other than Baron Samedi as their guide. Who will they find once they reach their destination, Castle of the Morning Star and...
The Bloody Sun (Darkover)
AuthorMarion Zimmer Bradley
For Jeff Kerwin, Darkover meant home, the home he had left as a child, the home he had longed for through the many years. Yet, he was to be terribly disappointed when he finally returned. First he learned that there were no records of any kind of either his birth or childhood on Darkover. And then, after he...
Grantville Gazette, Volume I
AuthorEric Flint
ISBN0743488601
Ed Piazza, the Secretary of State of the small United States being forged in war-torn Germany during the Thirty Years War, has a problem on his hands. A religious conference has been called in nearby Rudolstadt which will determine doctrine for all the Lutherans in the nation. The hard-fought principle...
The Merchants' War
AuthorFrederik Pohl
ISBN0312902409
The witty sequel to Frederik Pohl's & C. M. Kornbluth's legendary science fiction classic The Space Merchants, written 30 years later.

Great advertising agencies still dominate the world and control all governments and every aspect of human behavior. When a handful of renegades on...
A Hole in Space
AuthorLarry Niven
ISBN0345337778
The Perfect Crime: The invention of displacement booths produced one hell of a crime wave. If a man in, say, Hawaii could commit murder in, say, Chicago and be back in the time it would take him to visit the men's room, he would have a perfect alibi. And the police would have a problem.
But that's only...
Empire Builders
AuthorBen Bova
ISBN0812511654
Dan Randolph never plays by the rules. A hell-raising maverick with no patience for fools, he is admired by his friends, feared by his enemies, and desired by the world's loveliest women. Acting as a twenty-first privateer, Randolph broke the political strangle-hold on space exploration, and became...
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