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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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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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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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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a 1968 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick exploring empathy and artificiali...

Android Classic Empathy Dystopia

8.6 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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Oryx and Crake

Oryx and Crake is a 2003 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood exploring genetic engineering, corpor...

Literary Genetic Engineering Biotech Dystopia

8.5 Great

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Wool

Written by Hugh Howey and first released in 2011, this post-apocalyptic science fiction novel began as a self-published...

Underground Near Future Dystopia Howey

8.1 Great

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The Year of the Flood

The Year of the Flood is a 2009 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood, a companion to Oryx and Crake...

Sequel Biotech Dystopia Atwood

7.8 Good

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MaddAddam

MaddAddam is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood, concluding the MaddAddam trilogy begun wi...

Sequel Biotech Dystopia Atwood

7.7 Good

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Shift

Published in 2013 by Hugh Howey, this prequel to the novel Wool explores the origins of the subterranean silo society in...

Prequel Near Future Dystopia Howey

7.6 Good

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Beggars and Choosers

Beggars and Choosers is a 1994 science fiction novel by Nancy Kress, the second book in her Beggars trilogy exploring ge...

Sequel Genetics Near Future Social SF

7.1 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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Make Room! Make Room!

Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel by Harry Harrison about overpopulation in a dystopian future, adap...

Classic Near Future Dystopia Harrison

7.0 Good

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Rule 34

Rule 34 is a 2011 science fiction novel by Charles Stross, a sequel to Halting State, following an Edinburgh police unit...

Police Crime Sequel Near Future

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