swap_horiz Abaddon's Gate Alternatives

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The Fall of Hyperion

The Fall of Hyperion is a 1990 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, the sequel to Hyperion, continuing the story of the...

Space Opera Literary Sequel War

8.9 Great

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Nemesis Games

Written by James S. A. Corey and published in 2015, this fifth book in The Expanse series deals with a catastrophic atta...

Space Opera Thriller Sequel Corey

8.6 Great

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Leviathan Wakes

Published in 2011 by James S. A. Corey, this space opera is the first novel in The Expanse series and was nominated for...

Space Opera Hard SF Solar System Corey

8.5 Great

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Barrayar

Barrayar is a 1991 science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold that won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, detailing the e...

Space Opera Sequel Hugo Winner Bujold

8.5 Great

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Tiamat's Wrath

This 2019 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey is the eighth book in The Expanse series and was nominated for the...

Space Opera Sequel Corey Expanse

8.4 Great

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A Desolation Called Peace

A Desolation Called Peace is a 2021 science fiction novel by Arkady Martine, serving as the sequel to A Memory Called Em...

Space Opera Sequel First Contact Hugo Winner

8.3 Great

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Redemption Ark

Written by Alastair Reynolds and released in 2002, this novel is the second book in the hard science fiction Revelation...

Space Opera Hard SF Sequel Reynolds

8.2 Great

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Caliban's War

Released in 2012 by James S. A. Corey, this science fiction novel is the second entry in the popular The Expanse space o...

Space Opera Sequel Solar System Corey

8.2 Great

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Leviathan Falls

Released in 2021 by James S. A. Corey, this novel is the ninth and final book in the acclaimed space opera series The Ex...

Space Opera Transcendence Finale Corey

8.2 Great

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Persepolis Rising

Published in 2017 by James S. A. Corey, this seventh novel in The Expanse series introduces a time jump and a resurgent...

Space Opera Sequel Far Future Corey

8.1 Great

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Ancillary Sword

Ancillary Sword is a 2014 science fiction novel by Ann Leckie and the sequel to Ancillary Justice, continuing the story...

Space Opera Sequel Gender Hugo Winner

7.9 Good

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A Closed and Common Orbit

A Closed and Common Orbit is a 2016 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers that explores themes of artificial intellige...

Space Opera AI Identity Sequel

7.9 Good

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Endymion

Endymion is a 1996 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, the third book in the Hyperion Cantos, set centuries after the...

Space Opera Sequel Religion Simmons

7.8 Good

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Children of Memory

Children of Memory is a 2022 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky concluding his Children of Time trilogy with a...

Space Opera Uplift Sequel Consciousness

7.8 Good

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The Rise of Endymion

The Rise of Endymion is a 1997 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, concluding the four-volume Hyperion Cantos with a f...

Space Opera AI Sequel Simmons

7.7 Good

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The Ghost Brigades

The Ghost Brigades is a 2006 military science fiction novel by John Scalzi, the sequel to Old Man's War, focusing on gen...

Space Opera Sequel Military SF Clone

7.7 Good

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Ancillary Mercy

Ancillary Mercy is a 2015 science fiction novel by Ann Leckie that concludes the Imperial Radch trilogy, resolving the c...

Space Opera AI Sequel Leckie

7.7 Good

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Absolution Gap

Published in 2003 by Alastair Reynolds, this novel concludes the Revelation Space trilogy with a cross-galactic chase ag...

Space Opera Hard SF Sequel Religion

7.5 Good

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Cibola Burn

This 2014 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey is the fourth installment in The Expanse series, focusing on an ali...

Space Opera Sequel Colonization Corey

7.3 Good

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On the Steel Breeze

On the Steel Breeze is a 2013 hard science fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds that continues the Poseidon's Children tri...

Space Opera Sequel Reynolds Poseidon Children

7.2 Good