swap_horiz Artemis Alternatives

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Exhalation

Exhalation is a 2019 collection of science fiction short stories by Ted Chiang that explores profound themes regarding f...

Philosophical Hard SF Short Stories Science Fiction Novel

9.2 Excellent

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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 Science Fiction Novel

8.8 Great

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Blindsight

Blindsight is a 2006 hard science fiction novel by Peter Watts exploring consciousness, first contact with aliens, and t...

Horror Hard SF First Contact Consciousness

8.7 Great

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Cryptonomicon

Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by Neal Stephenson intertwining World War II codebreaking with a 1990s tech startup in a s...

Wwii Crypto Techno Thriller Near Future

8.7 Great

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A Deepness in the Sky

A Deepness in the Sky is a 1999 science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge that explores the emergence of an alien civilizati...

Space Opera Hard SF First Contact Science Fiction Novel

8.7 Great

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The Three-Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem is a 2008 science fiction novel by Chinese author Liu Cixin that won the Hugo Award and depicts h...

Hard SF Chinese First Contact Science Fiction Novel

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 Science Fiction Novel

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 Science Fiction Novel

8.6 Great

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Recursion

Recursion is a 2019 science fiction thriller by Blake Crouch that examines the catastrophic consequences of a technology...

Time Travel Memory Thriller Near Future

8.0 Great

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Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition is a 2003 science fiction novel by William Gibson about a marketing consultant investigating mysteri...

Corporate Gibson Thriller Literary

7.9 Good

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The Ministry for the Future

The Ministry for the Future is a 2020 science fiction novel by Kim Stanley Robinson depicting international efforts to c...

Climate Hard SF Political Near Future

7.8 Good

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Glasshouse

Glasshouse is a 2006 science fiction novel by Charles Stross set in a post-singularity society where volunteers particip...

Memory Hard SF Thriller Science Fiction Novel

7.7 Good

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The Space Between Worlds

The Space Between Worlds is a 2019 science fiction novel by Micaiah Johnson about multiverse travel limited to people wh...

Diversity Gray Thriller Near Future

7.7 Good

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Lock In

Lock In is a 2014 science fiction thriller by John Scalzi that explores a near-future society where paralysis survivors...

Mystery Thriller Disability Near Future

7.6 Good

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Seveneves

Seveneves is a 2015 hard science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson about humanity's survival after the moon disintegrates...

Hard SF Near Future Apocalypse Science Fiction Novel

7.5 Good

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Starter Villain

Starter Villain is a 2023 science fiction novel by John Scalzi in which an ordinary man inherits his estranged uncle's s...

Comedy Thriller Near Future Supervillain

7.5 Good

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New York 2140

New York 2140 is a 2017 science fiction novel by Kim Stanley Robinson set in a partially submerged New York City dealing...

Climate Flood Hard SF Near Future

7.3 Good

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Spook Country

Spook Country is a 2007 science fiction novel by William Gibson involving locative art, espionage, and a mysterious ship...

Corporate Gibson Thriller Sequel

7.1 Good

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Darwin's Radio

Written by Greg Bear and published in 1999, this science fiction novel about a retrovirus-driven evolutionary leap won t...

Hard SF Genetics Near Future Bear

7.0 Good

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Zero History

Zero History is a 2010 science fiction novel by William Gibson, completing the trilogy begun with Pattern Recognition, a...

Corporate Gibson Thriller Sequel

6.9 Fair