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Roadside Picnic

Roadside Picnic is a 1972 Soviet science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky about the aftermath of an alien vi...

Russian Classic Zone Aliens

9.1 Excellent

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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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The Obelisk Gate

The Obelisk Gate is a 2016 science fiction novel by N.K. Jemisin, second in the Broken Earth trilogy, and winner of the...

Sequel Apocalypse Hugo Winner Jemisin

8.9 Great

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The Dark Forest

The Dark Forest is a 2008 science fiction novel by Chinese author Liu Cixin, serving as the second volume in the Remembr...

Hard SF Sequel Trilogy Liu Cixin

8.8 Great

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Parable of the Talents

Parable of the Talents is a 1998 dystopian science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler, winning the Nebula Award as the s...

Sequel Religion Dystopia Butler

8.8 Great

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Speaker for the Dead

Speaker for the Dead is a 1986 science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, serving as the sequel to Ender's Game and winn...

Card Sequel Anthropology Aliens

8.7 Great

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Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower is a 1993 dystopian science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that follows a young woman surviving...

Race Near Future Dystopia Butler

8.7 Great

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The Stone Sky

The Stone Sky is a 2017 science fiction novel by N.K. Jemisin concluding the Broken Earth trilogy, and winner of both th...

Sequel Apocalypse Hugo Winner Jemisin

8.7 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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A Fire Upon the Deep

A Fire Upon the Deep is a 1992 space opera novel by Vernor Vinge, notable for its layered universe and exploration of hi...

Space Opera Aliens Vinge Zones Of Thought

8.5 Great

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Gateway

Gateway is a 1977 science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl, winner of multiple major genre awards, about prospectors explo...

Classic Mystery Aliens Hugo Winner

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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Death's End

Death's End is a 2010 science fiction novel by Chinese author Liu Cixin that concludes the Remembrance of Earth's Past t...

Hard SF Sequel Trilogy Far Future

8.4 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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The Uplift War

This 1987 science fiction novel by David Brin is set in his Uplift universe and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.

Uplift Hard SF Aliens Hugo Winner

8.3 Great

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Dawn

Dawn is a 1987 science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that begins the Xenogenesis trilogy, detailing humanity's forc...

Body Horror First Contact Aliens Butler

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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Imago

Imago is a 1989 science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that concludes her Xenogenesis trilogy by focusing on a human...

Sequel Aliens Gender Butler

7.6 Good

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Xenocide

Xenocide is a 1991 science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, the third book in the Ender's Game series, exploring theme...

Card Philosophy Sequel Genetics

7.0 Good