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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorSeed to Harvest
Octavia E. Butler · 784 pages
The Patternist series, originally published from 1977-1984, details a secret history continuing into from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague. A profile of Butler in Black Women in America notes that the themes of the series include "racial and gender-based animosity, the ethical implications of biological engineering,
A Thousand Words for Stranger
Julie E. Czerneda · 367 pages
The tenth anniversary edition of Julie Czerneda's debut science fiction novel, the story of a woman on the run, from the law, her own people, and an unknown pursuer. Her memory taken from her by a stasis block, Sira must stay free long enough to regain her identity and the full use of her telepathic powers-for failure may cost not only her own future but that of her entire race.
Second Foundation
Isaac Asimov · 225 pages
After years of struggle, the Foundation lay in ruins -- destroyed by the mutant mind power of the Mule. But it was rumored that there was a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established to preserve the knowledge of mankind through the long centuries of barbarism. The Mule had failed to find it the first time -- but now he was certain he knew where it lay. The fate of
Xenocide
Orson Scott Card · 562 pages
On Lusitania, Ender finds a world where humans and pequeninos and the Hive Queen could all live together. However, Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but which the pequeninos require in order to become adults. The Starways Congress so fears the effects of the descolada, should it escape from Lusitania, that they have ordered the destruction of the entir
Fluency
Jennifer Foehner Wells · 364 pages
NASA discovered the alien ship lurking in the asteroid belt in the 1960s. They kept the Target under intense surveillance for decades, letting the public believe they were exploring the solar system, while they worked feverishly to refine the technology needed to reach it.
Escape to Witch Mountain
Alexander Key · 172 pages
A sci-fi classic returns to print in its true, best, and original form!With renewed interest in Alexander Key's extraordinary 1968 novel, fans can dive into Escape to Witch Mountain as it was meant to be read. The powerful, thrilling story of Tony and Tia—twins joined by their paranormal gifts, on the run from evil forces that seek to suppress their forgotten pasts—is more gripping and relevant th
FreakAngels, Volume 1
Warren Ellis, Paul Duffield
Psion
Joan D. Vinge · 346 pages
A sixteen-year-old delinquent who has spent his life lying and stealing becomes involved in a research project which unleashes his extraordinary telepathic powers.
Damia's Children
Anne McCaffrey · 325 pages
They intherited their mother's legendary powers of telepathy. But Damia's children will need more than psionic Talent to face the enemy's children - an alien race more insect than human.
Up the Walls of the World
James Tiptree Jr. · 315 pages
Human telepaths receive calls for help from an endangered world. However, the interstellar being threatening them, may be trying to help.
Trance
Kelly Meding · 418 pages
"Fifteen years ago, Teresa 'Trance' West was a skilled telepath and a proud member of the Ranger Corps. But ever since the Rangers were inexplicably rendered powerless at the climax of the devastating Meta War, she's bounced from one dead-end job to another. Now her powers have reappeared just as mysteriously as they vanished--only they're completely transformed and more potent than ever. And they
The Cage
Megan Shepherd · 400 pages
Cora wakes up in a cage on an alien planet where she meets the Kindred, her mysterious alien captors, and along with other teenager abductees must find a way to escape back to Earth.
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke · 221 pages
Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival ends all war, helps form a world government, and turns the planet into a near-utopia. Many questions are asked about the origins and mission of the aliens, but they avoid answering, preferring to remain in their ships,
Linked
Imogen Howson · 392 pages
Elissa used to have it all: looks, popularity, and a bright future. Now, all she has is nightmarish visions and unexplained bruises. Finally, she’s promised a cure, and a surgery is scheduled. But on the eve of the procedure, she discovers the truth behind her visions: She’s seeing the world through another girl’s eyes. A world filled with pain and wires and weird machines. Elissa follows her visi
Mindstar Rising
Peter F. Hamilton · 438 pages
WISE UP, ITS THE 21ST CENTURY AND GLOBAL WARMING IS HERE TO STAY. Forget the way your country used to look. Get used to the free market, the companies have all the best hardware - they're calling the shots now . . . LIVE WITH THE HEAT. In a world like this a man open to any offers can make out just fine. Greg Mandel: Psi Boosted, wired into the latest sensory equipment, carrying state of
The Outliers
Kimberly McCreight · 360 pages
It all starts with a text: Please, Wylie, I need your help. Wylie hasn't heard from Cassie in over a week, not since their last fight. But that doesn't matter. Cassie's in trouble, so Wylie decides to do what she has done so many times before: save her best friend from herself. This time it's different, though. Instead of telling Wylie where she is, Cassie sends cryptic clues. And instead of havin
Turning Point
Lisanne Norman · 267 pages
Here is the memorable tale of a human colony world cut off from Earth by alien conquerors. It is the story, too, of a young woman gifted with mind powers who forms a telepathic bond with a catlike humanoid from a crashed starship--a first contact which may prove key to the survival of both races.