swap_horiz Poseidon's Wake 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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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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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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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 Science Fiction Novel Hugo Winner

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 Science Fiction Novel Corey

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 Science Fiction Novel

8.3 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 Science Fiction Novel

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...

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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 Science Fiction Novel Far Future

8.1 Great

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Pushing Ice

This 2005 standalone science fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds details the harrowing journey of a comet-mining ship abd...

Standalone Hard SF First Contact Reynolds

8.0 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 Science Fiction Novel

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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The Prefect

The Prefect is a 2007 science fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds set in his Revelation Space universe, following a lawma...

Space Opera Police Mystery Reynolds

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 Science Fiction Novel

7.8 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 Science Fiction Novel

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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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 Science Fiction Novel

7.2 Good