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Collapsed societies, space operas, fantasy epics. The Science Fiction and Fantasy section offers books that act as fun-house mirrors for our own world as well as portals to entirely new places. Here we offer a selection of store favorites we think are well worth your time.

The Left Hand of Darkness: 50th Anniversary Edition

The Left Hand of Darkness: 50th Anniversary Edition

By Ursula K. Le Guin

$9.99

Dune

Dune

By Frank Herbert

$10.99

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel

By Ray Bradbury

$17

The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1)

The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1)

By N. K. Jemisin

$16.99

Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Trilogy #1)

Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Trilogy #1)

By Tamsyn Muir

$17.99

The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1)

The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1)

By Patrick Rothfuss

$10.99

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

By Douglas Adams

$7.99

The Martian: A Novel

The Martian: A Novel

By Andy Weir

$17

Ready Player One: A Novel

Ready Player One: A Novel

By Ernest Cline

$17

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

By Neil Gaiman , Terry Pratchett

$8.99

A Game of Thrones (HBO Tie-in Edition): A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One

A Game of Thrones (HBO Tie-in Edition): A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One

By George R. R. Martin

$9.99

A Darker Shade of Magic: A Novel (Shades of Magic #1)

A Darker Shade of Magic: A Novel (Shades of Magic #1)

By V. E. Schwab

$16.99

Foundation

Foundation

By Isaac Asimov

$7.99

The Magicians: A Novel (Magicians Trilogy #1)

The Magicians: A Novel (Magicians Trilogy #1)

By Lev Grossman

$17

Kindred

Kindred

By Octavia E. Butler

$16

Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy #1)

Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy #1)

By William Gibson

$8.99

Snow Crash: A Novel

Snow Crash: A Novel

By Neal Stephenson

$17

Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Trilogy #1)

Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Trilogy #1)

By Jeff VanderMeer

$15

The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series #1)

The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series #1)

By Cixin Liu

$17.99

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Priory of the Orange Tree

By Samantha Shannon

$20

Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1)

Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1)

By Ann Leckie

$16.99

The Forever War

The Forever War

By Joe Haldeman

$16.99

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

By Max Brooks

$17

The Power

The Power

By Naomi Alderman

$16.99

American Gods: Author's Preferred Text

American Gods: Author's Preferred Text

By Neil Gaiman

$19.99

The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle

By Philip K. Dick

$15.99

Shadow & Claw: The First Half of The Book of the New Sun

Shadow & Claw: The First Half of The Book of the New Sun

By Gene Wolfe

$19.99

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel

By Neil Gaiman

$15.99

Uprooted: A Novel

Uprooted: A Novel

By Naomi Novik

$17

The Once and Future King

The Once and Future King

By T. H. White

$9.99

The Way of Kings: Book One of the Stormlight Archive

The Way of Kings: Book One of the Stormlight Archive

By Brandon Sanderson

$9.99

Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas

Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas

By John Scalzi

$16.99

A Discovery of Witches: A Novel (All Souls Series #1)

A Discovery of Witches: A Novel (All Souls Series #1)

By Deborah Harkness

$18

Nevernight: Book One of the Nevernight Chronicle

Nevernight: Book One of the Nevernight Chronicle

By Jay Kristoff

$17.99

The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards #1)

The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards #1)

By Scott Lynch

$8.99

All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries

All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries

By Martha Wells

$15.99

Foundryside: A Novel (The Founders Trilogy #1)

Foundryside: A Novel (The Founders Trilogy #1)

By Robert Jackson Bennett

$17

The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel (Winternight Trilogy #1)

The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel (Winternight Trilogy #1)

By Katherine Arden

$17

Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower

By Octavia E. Butler

$16.99

Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1)

Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1)

By Marlon James

$18

The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher

The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher

By Andrzej Sapkowski

$8.99

Binti: The Complete Trilogy

Binti: The Complete Trilogy

By Nnedi Okorafor

$17

The Deep

The Deep

By Rivers Solomon , Daveed Diggs , William Hutson , Jonathan Snipes

$14.99

The Ballad of Black Tom

The Ballad of Black Tom

By Victor LaValle

$13.99

The Bedlam Stacks

The Bedlam Stacks

By Natasha Pulley

$16

Ninth House

Ninth House

By Leigh Bardugo

$27.99

This Is How You Lose the Time War

This Is How You Lose the Time War

By Amal El-Mohtar , Max Gladstone

$14.99

Sorcerer to the Crown (A Sorcerer to the Crown Novel #1)

Sorcerer to the Crown (A Sorcerer to the Crown Novel #1)

By Zen Cho

$15

Exhalation

Exhalation

By Ted Chiang

$16.95

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

By Ken Liu

$17.99

Middlegame

Middlegame

By Seanan McGuire

$19.99

Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World #1)

Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World #1)

By Rebecca Roanhorse

$17.99

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1)

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1)

By Becky Chambers

$17.99

The Monster of Elendhaven

The Monster of Elendhaven

By Jennifer Giesbrecht

$16.99

Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1)

Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1)

By James S. A. Corey

$16.99

Space Opera

Space Opera

By Catherynne M. Valente

$14.99

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