The most recommended techno thrillers

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248 authors created a book list connected to techno thrillers, and here are their favorite techno thrillers books.
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David R. George III Author Of Serpents Among the Ruins

From David's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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David's 3 favorite reads in 2024

David R. George III Why did David love this book?

I had long known of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach series, and while I had seen and enjoyed the film, I'd never read any of the writer's work. Indeed, while I read a great deal of science fiction when I was younger, I tend these days toward literary fiction. But something compelled me to dive into the first book of the Southern Reach series, and it did not disappoint. The writing is evocative and strong, painting an almost esoteric picture of a mystery equal parts science, psychology, anthropology, and societal. It is by turns intriguing and haunting.

By Jeff VanderMeer,

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15 authors picked Annihilation as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'A contemporary masterpiece' Guardian

THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GARLAND (EX MACHINA) AND STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAAC

For thirty years, Area X has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border - an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearances an abundant wilderness.

The Southern Reach, a secretive government agency, has sent eleven expeditions to investigate Area X. One has ended in mass suicide, another in a hail of gunfire, the eleventh in a fatal cancer epidemic.

Now four women embark on the…


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Ryan Jones Author Of Final Security

From my list on novels to make you a better writer.

Why am I passionate about this?

I became an author because I loved books and wanted to craft my own. Here are five books I consumed first as a reader and then as a writer, methodically noting what made these books brilliant in style, depth, and plot. If you enjoy thrillers or science fiction and are looking for books to hone your craft as a writer, here are my choices.

Ryan's book list on novels to make you a better writer

Ryan Jones Why did Ryan love this book?

I like to write “big” books not just in length, but in high concept and complexity.

While struggling with my first book, my editor recommended this one by Michael Crichton. In this book, a derelict spaceship is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, and a group of scientists are sent down to investigate Earth’s first solid proof of extraterrestrial life. Their encounter quickly becomes a struggle for survival, and when a typhoon drives off the support vessels on the surface, they are on their own.

Sphere taught me a skilled author can make even the most outlandish plot compelling, and those tools helped me finish my first book.

By Michael Crichton,

Why should I read it?

6 authors picked Sphere as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

“Ingenious and beguiling.”
—Time

“Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn in his best work since The Andromeda Strain.”
—Los Angeles Times

“Sphere may be Crichton’s best novel, but even if it ranked only second or third, it would be a must for suspense fans.”
—Miami Herald

A classic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton, Sphere is a bravura demonstration of what he does better than anyone: riveting storytelling that combines frighteningly plausible, cutting edge science and technology with pulse-pounding action and serious chills. The gripping story of a group of American scientists sent to the…


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