swap_horiz Leviathan Wakes Alternatives

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Hyperion

Hyperion is a 1989 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, structured after The Canterbury Tales, following seven pilgrims...

Space Opera Classic Literary Pilgrimage

9.3 Excellent

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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 Hugo Winner

9.2 Excellent

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The Player of Games

The Player of Games is a 1988 science fiction novel by Scottish author Iain M. Banks, set in his utopian post-scarcity C...

Space Opera AI Game Culture

9.1 Excellent

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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 Vinge

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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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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Revelation Space

Published in 2000 by British author Alastair Reynolds, this novel is the first in the dark, gothic space opera Revelatio...

Space Opera Hard SF Dark Reynolds

8.3 Great

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House of Suns

Written by Alastair Reynolds and published in 2008, this standalone space opera follows immortal clone lineages across m...

Space Opera Standalone Hard SF Reynolds

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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Chasm City

This 2001 science fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds is set in his Revelation Space universe and won the British Science...

Space Opera Standalone Hard SF Noir

8.1 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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The Algebraist

Nominated for the Hugo Award, this 2004 space opera by Iain M. Banks is set in a universe distinct from his Culture seri...

Space Opera Standalone Hard SF Banks

7.9 Good

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Abaddon's Gate

Published in 2013 by James S. A. Corey, this novel is the third book in The Expanse series and won the Locus Award for B...

Space Opera Sequel Solar System Corey

7.8 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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Manifold: Space

Manifold: Space is a 2000 hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores the Fermi paradox through a complex...

Space Opera Standalone Hard SF First Contact

7.2 Good

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Probability Moon

Probability Moon is a 2000 science fiction novel by Nancy Kress about a planet where shared reality governs society, par...

Space Opera Hard SF Military SF Aliens

7.1 Good

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Saturn's Children

Saturn's Children is a 2008 science fiction novel by Charles Stross set in a solar system where humanity is extinct and...

Hard SF Post Human Solar System Robots

7.1 Good