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It's boiling hot up here in the Earth's northern hemisphere, so hopefully at some point you'll find yourself vacationing at a beach — or at least lounging near a large body of water. And when that happens, you'll need a really awesome scifi adventure to read while you sip a cold drink and pretend you never have to go back to your desk at the Ministry of Information. There are two rules of beach reading: One, the book must be a rollicking good adventure; and two, the tale cannot have a depressing ending. It's summer, ferchrissake! Leave the gloomy, emotionally-draining stuff for winter, OK? With those rules in mind, we've put together a list of twelve excellent books to take to the beach (or lake, or mountains) with you this season. More »
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