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By Annalee Newitz Published November 1, 2009, 7:30 pm ET

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Transition, by Iain Banks

Santa Olivia, by Jacqueline Carey

Anathem, by Neal Stephenson

Julian Comstock, by Robert Charles Wilson

Shadow of the Scorpion, by Neal Asher

Cyberabad Days, by Ian McDonald

The Alchemy of Stone, Ekaterina Sedia

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