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Second Variety
Philip K. Dick
7 days •
ⓘ 1953 • A nuclear assault by the Soviet Union pushes UN forces to flee to the moon, leaving robots to continue the war. But the robots soon develop beyond their original purpose.
Riders of the Purple Sage
Zane Grey
40 days •
ⓘ 1912 • Often called one of the most popular western novels of all time and even the work that most shaped the entire genre. Jane Withersteen alongside gunslingers and friends, struggles against evil members of her Mormon church.
The Virginian
Owen Wister
48 days •
ⓘ 1902 • Into the harsh world of the unruled American West rides the solitary Virginian whose iron will is put to the test against love, betrayal, and life in the Wyoming territory.
Gunman's Reckoning
Max Brand
28 days •
ⓘ 1921 • In this classic Western, a gunman with a dark past arrives in gold-mining town The Corner.
The Prairie
James Fenimore Cooper
63 days •
ⓘ 1827 • Cooper's storied Trapper, trying to flee the reaches of civilization, here is caught in struggles between class, race, and family on the western plains.
The Island of Doctor Moreau
H.G. Wells
19 days •
ⓘ 1896 • Edward Prendick is shipwrecked on the island home of Dr. Moreau, where the residents all seem to resemble animals and hide a dark secret.
Mr. Spaceship
Philip K. Dick
4 days •
ⓘ 1953 • Driven by war with a mysterious alien species, scientists on Earth develop a new sort of spaceship: one powered by a human brain. But on its first test run, disaster strikes.
The Cosmic Computer
H. Beam Piper
22 days •
ⓘ 1963 • Young Conn Maxwell arrives on the planet of Poictesme from Earth with news about Merlin, the super-computer fabled to have god-like abilities.
R.U.R.
Karel Capek
6 days •
ⓘ 1920 • The R.U.R. factory produces robots: efficient servants meant to serve humans. But unrest is brewing. This play is credited for introducing the word "robot" to the English language.
Metropolis
Thea von Harbou
26 days •
ⓘ 1925 • A futuristic technological city, and pampered rulers, is powered by the exploitation and suffering of a labor class. Love between members of the two groups lead to a clash of worlds.
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