Tis the season and all that, so if you haven't finished your holiday gift shopping I thought I'd make a few suggestions.
I don't think it should surprise any of you that books are at the top of my list, both for giving and receiving. Here are a few recent science fiction novels with a bit of biology that I blogged about this year (note: all Amazon.com links are affiliate links):
Infected: A Novel by Scott Sigler (read the original post). Sigler's follow-up novel, Contagious , will be released in hardcover on December 30th. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJ6BJ-MQhzb1klH-UFQ11E1iNOuWZhsCTA9IXCVJKScH9kBznfszT7OV8K8aXzYZtgROxi-WErJV2xjlFFZ4z72fu4-1NmIJDx02n6OsWWlCD3sP825n6fv7gyFXLXAeO-q64/s200-rw/31kSbg0eoFL._SL160_.jpg) Unwelcome Bodies , a short story collection by Jennifer Pelland (read the original post). |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JONpRY9PEsv82_xszr3oytZQxJUu5c1rhSYWS8ovgLInmpWzYTfpuyRbBDYGGl8bhDY_QEuB__pxJyyfTmcGxE-o8WhpLiRk7CbR7hzYDpOk3jNbqtixXdcmcM9-77uojHsU/s200-rw/415WVP3WR2L._SL160_.jpg) Dr. Franklin's Island , a young adult novel by Ann Halam (read the original post). |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSGZCTBLU-fa9AIk-9uQSig5sCa_lpACBhFmOG-GWMKcINl9D97cUUsaD_jDb4Pxcp0s3Yy7fdvnvk1Vx0YMM61eqklHcDQRluDc0z8pnnPmby2ZTdJJnVTVSKp4CmDV5fwfz/s200-rw/51lETd7l1eL._SL160_.jpg) Ratha's Courage is another young adult novel (read the original post). It's the long-awaited fifth book in Clare Bell's "The Named" series. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlsuezyhYDygBsjwcrhvxwoe-Q0GhDaOf1YltDd1b2W_a7xk5gS53fqCBM6NLC1NJJLvK-OdnX51eYwiyskliNt7NG4vep0E2k4pi7_w8peOYhkuVXgSiDZXah30mVBMTXycr/s200-rw/51MEyQ1jk4L._SL160_.jpg) Dogs by Nancy Kress is (read the original post) is a biological warfare thriller. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6t59-tKMvpp26VOUPx7WBOEqjvLirg9r_mokuNHRlEoAl8PJ5XMOHhgk5tD0N0moJJwMUW3cQT2FY3UiolviKKuRBo03xYxSTTlZ8p60BEHHNjswv-VwMtC55BOE3exEsBgnQ/s200-rw/51TNgRLJySL._SL160_.jpg) Seeds of Change is an anthology featuring short stories by Tobias Buckell, Ken MacLeod, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, KD Wentworth, Jeremiah Tolbert, Jay Lake, Ted Kosmatka, Blake Charlton, Mark Budz and John Joseph Adams. (Read the original post) |
Neuropath by R. Scott Bakker and Blindsight by Peter Watts may represent a new SF movement: neuropunk. (Read the original post)
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfY6p57gQONcXc1GugqqlaBUdq0deylS30akLvomqUF-kk1MLOsAzR6RhMUzkqc076U2zefjQenEKalHlChS9tK9NH1i2el4DcFYQx8AF-3AS9gM6oUv-oKiD3K3sBaPYCNTk/s200-rw/51CjkHU-mjL._SL160_.jpg) Riders of the Storm is the latest novel set in Julie Czerneda's Clan Chronicles universe. (read the original post) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqitvjlKDgiHqKvpviA8vFwVWvqva0Ld8KGOKHyWhqNpxGnnjJ4sivRGmZw1m5ITwQqrQxmy6jxi8gj10knm7HUnLZb3P3RXebVqOWxJtAkapuau-e8IvwMSlz4hSDUcI2vxu/s200-rw/41A+ZOPjUyL._SL160_.jpg) Paul McAuley's The Quiet War features engineering of both people and ecosystems.(Read the original post) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZZMc7QWza4KdQ9LwxTKGJio3wqdZVudgyWO3xFUZnem_prBJctZT2UcQ8b7S10IAUuDNZ3VTr1O9TuL0KeafoEbesQSS4KVZYhLhiUYvntQ9JctPcRv6rg9nbWq0XwBmOCli/s200-rw/51ZHW9UKt9L._SL160_.jpg) Invertebrata Enigmatica: Giant Spiders, Dangerous Insects, and Other Strange Invertebrates in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy , edited by Chad Arment is a collection of SF short stories "involving strange invertebrates". I haven't read it - or blogged about it - but it sounds like fun. |
And if none of those sound interesting, you might check out
the Biology in Science Fiction bookstore, assembled by yours truly.
There are
2 days left to order from Amazon.com with free shipping![](https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=sciencefictionbiologysf-20&l=ur2&o=1)
and still have the package delivered by Christmas - three days if you are
ordering from Amazon.co.uk - so you can even shop from the comfort of your own home. All Amazon.com links are affiliate links.
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Hi and thank you so much for including Ratha's Courage in your recommended reading list. I really enjoy your blog. Well done!
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