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by Isaac Asimov · 1953

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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Adult

Novel · about 190 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Fahrenheit 451: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, american" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley · 1932 · Adult

about 240 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Brave New World: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Second Foundation; Open Library and Wikidata for Brave New World.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell · 1949 · Adult

about 320 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Nineteen Eighty-Four: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Second Foundation; Open Library and Wikidata for Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes · Adult

Novel · about 270 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Second Foundation; Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon.
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A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1912 · Adult

about 180 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  A Princess of Mars: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, science fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Second Foundation; Open Library and Wikidata for A Princess of Mars.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams · 1979 · Adult

Novel · about 220 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Second Foundation; Open Library and Wikidata for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Dune
Frank Herbert · 1965 · Adult

about 610 pages
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Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Dune: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Second Foundation; Open Library and Wikidata for Dune.
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Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer · 2014 · Adult

about 210 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Annihilation: "Science-Fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Second Foundation; Open Library and Wikidata for Annihilation.
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Rocannon's World
Ursula K. Le Guin · 1966 · Adult

about 140 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Rocannon's World: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Second Foundation; Open Library and Wikidata for Rocannon's World.
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Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel · 2014 · Adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Second Foundation: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Station Eleven: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Second Foundation; Open Library and Wikidata for Station Eleven.
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