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Old 01-11-2011, 08:34 PM   #12
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I personally loved The Atrocity Archives, suggested above, but it's really more of a Lovecraftian horror spy thriller (a very good and highly recommended Lovecraftian horror spy thriller) and you may not be into that sort of thing.

If you're into apocalyptic biological stuff with an underwater setting, Peter Watts' Rifters Trilogy is pretty good (albeit rather bleak) and he offers it free under the Creative Commons license via his website, which has Kindle-compatible PRC versions and a tipjar.

Robert J. Sawyer also has some pretty good books. The TV series FlashForward was based on one of his novels. They're more an exploring cultural ramifications of technology sort of thing, and from your list maybe you're more into kind of scientific adventure-ish stuff?

Out of all his novels, Starplex is probably the closest fit, followed by Golden Fleece, which is also a murder mystery. And I'd recommend Calculating God if you've an interest in both science and religion (it's one of my personal favourites).

If you like genetic engineering, Nancy Kress has some excellent work. Her Hugo-nominated novella Act One is currently being offered as a freebie this month directly from the publisher; it's in the Deals forum and Mobi is included in the formats. And if you like that, one of her "classics", Beggars in Spain, is available for Kindle.
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