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I'm planing to read Moxyland for this one. I already own it and it is set in the near future (2018?)

For me I'm going to use the future for when the book was written. That opens it up to read a book like "1984" or a book set in the year 3000.


Some humor, some action, an overall good read.

Same here! I liked it but not as much as everyone else seems to. How did you feel about it?


Any ideas? Something perhaps like Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy ( but I've already read that!)

Any ideas? Something perhaps like Hit..."
There is The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (which I really liked) or Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. I haven't read that yet but it gets fantastic reviews. (I don't think it's dystopian but not sure.)

Any ideas? Something ..."
Thanks Melanie will have a look

Thanks I can't remember why but had dismissed this book (I haven't read it) Will have another look


Rendezvous with Rama

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I did read A Wrinkle in Time this year already, but I don't recall if it says anything about what time they go to. I think the story starts somewhere in the 1960s maybe?
Honestly, even that book lost me once they got to the different planet-things. Just not my thing :(

I did read A Wrin..."
It doesn't have to be hard sci-fi, Sara, there are LOTS of choices. Do you like romantic suspense? Or dystopias? Try the In Death series by J.D. Robb or maybe Divergent or The Hunger Games.
Belinda has a good suggestion too in Ready Player One. It's a lot of fun (especially if you lived through the 80's - like I did).
I love historical fiction, too. But I also love sci=fi. It's important to remember science fiction has many, many, subgenres.
Do you like disaster stories? I've been reading Moonfall by Jack McDevitt. It takes place in the near future when a comet hits the moon.

I di..."
Thanks Kirsten! I have read The Hunger Games series. I read Divergent but not the rest of the series. My niece forbade me to continue. Then she proceeded to tell me what happened and I'm kinda glad I stopped where I did. JMO :)
I try to keep an open mind about different genres, but my favorites are like a comfortable blanket!
I have tentatively marked The Time Machine but I will also look into some of the other suggestions you gave!


Also, graphic novels set in the future, whatever type of future that may be, would also totally count here as well! ;)

If you read mostly historical fiction you could try a time travel book that's set in the future but discusses events of the past - Slaughterhouse-Five comes to mind as it zig-zags between WWII, the 1960s, and the future.
You could also try maybe an alternate history book like The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Half Life, or Battle Royale. Even though these books are set in the future or an alternate present (which is kind of like the future) they discuss in depth their alternate history, making it in some ways similar to an historical fiction.
Carolyn wrote: "Am trying to find a book set in a future that isn't dystopian, as I've read enough of them and using this challenge to read things I wouldn't normally choose.
Any ideas?
The Eyre Affair takes place in an alternate future where a megacorporation rebuilt Europe after WWII and everyone super loves books and there are classic literature detectives, it's very fun and not a downer at all.
You could also try Utopian literature like The Blazing World and Other Writings or Utopia.
The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino also presents an imaginative and beautiful future, as opposed to a bleak and gray one. If you're double counting, this would also work for short stories.

Thanks Melody! My niece has convinced me to read Fahrenheit 451, but the books you listed sound really good. I will have to add them to my list to read!



My choice was Futu.re. I've read Dmitry Glukhovsky's Metro 2033 and 2034 books before and liked them, especially the first one. This one is, in my opinion, even better, much darker, and any fan of dystopian literature should be pleased with it.






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1984 (other topics)Stand on Zanzibar (other topics)
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Dmitry Glukhovsky (other topics)Jack McDevitt (other topics)
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