swap_horiz Rule 34 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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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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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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The Windup Girl

Published in 2009 by Paolo Bacigalupi, this biopunk science fiction novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for its dy...

Climate Biopunk Near Future 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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Snow Crash

Snow Crash is a 1992 cyberpunk science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, notable for its early depiction of the metavers...

Virtual Reality Satire Cyberpunk Near Future

8.4 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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Klara and the Sun

Klara and the Sun is a 2021 science fiction novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, narrated by an artificial friend des...

AI Climate Literary Near Future

8.3 Great

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Dust

This 2013 science fiction novel by Hugh Howey concludes the Silo series, resolving the mysteries of the underground silo...

Sequel Near Future Dystopia Howey

7.3 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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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