swap_horiz Saturn Run Alternatives

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Diaspora

Greg Egan's 1997 hard science fiction novel imagines a far future in which humanity exists in several forms, including b...

Modern Hard SF Far Future Greg Egan

9.08 Excellent

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Permutation City

Permutation City is a science fiction novel by Australian author Greg Egan, published in 1994. It explores questions of...

Modern Simulation Hard SF Identity

9.02 Excellent

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The Sparrow

Mary Doria Russell's 1996 novel follows a privately organized expedition to Rakhat after alien radio transmissions sugge...

Modern Literary First Contact Jesuit

8.75 Great

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Dragon's Egg

Dragon's Egg is a 1980 hard science fiction novel by American physicist Robert L. Forward. Set on the surface of a neutr...

Classic Hard SF Neutron Star Robert Forward

8.62 Great

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The Speed of Dark

The Speed of Dark is a 2002 science fiction novel by American author Elizabeth Moon, winner of the 2003 Nebula Award for...

Modern Literary Autism Near Future

8.46 Great

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The Expanse: Leviathan Wakes

Leviathan Wakes is a science fiction novel published in 2011 and written by James S. A. Corey, the joint pen name of aut...

Modern Space Opera Series Hard SF

8.45 Great

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Judas Unchained

Judas Unchained is a 2005 science fiction novel by British author Peter F. Hamilton, serving as the concluding volume of...

Modern Space Opera Hard SF Sequel

8.43 Great

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The Expanse: Caliban's War

Caliban's War is a 2012 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of collaborators Daniel Abraham and Ty...

Space Opera Series Hard SF Sequel

8.34 Great

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Pandora's Star

Pandora's Star is a 2004 science fiction space opera by British author Peter F. Hamilton, the first novel in the two-boo...

Modern Space Opera Series Hard SF

8.34 Great

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The Expanse: Abaddon's Gate

Abaddon's Gate is a 2013 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the joint pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck....

Space Opera Series Hard SF Sequel

8.27 Great

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Starfish

Starfish is a 1999 science fiction novel by Canadian author Peter Watts, serving as the first book in the Rifters trilog...

Series Hard SF Ocean Genetic Engineering

8.13 Great

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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) is a science fiction novel by Canadian author Dennis E. Taylor, published in 2016. The story...

Modern Humor Hard SF Dennis E Taylor

8.03 Great

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For We Are Many

"For We Are Many" is a 2017 science fiction novel by Canadian author Dennis E. Taylor, serving as the second installment...

Modern Hard SF Sequel Dennis E Taylor

7.93 Good

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2312

2312 is a hard science fiction novel written by Kim Stanley Robinson, published in 2012. The narrative is set exactly 30...

Modern Hard SF Solar System Far Future

7.81 Good

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All These Worlds

All These Worlds is a science fiction novel by Canadian author Dennis E. Taylor, published in 2017 as the third and fina...

Modern Hard SF Conclusion Dennis E Taylor

7.78 Good

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The Dreaming Void

The Dreaming Void is a science fiction novel by British author Peter F. Hamilton, published in 2007 as the first book in...

Modern Space Opera Series Hard SF

7.78 Good

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The Waste Tide

"The Waste Tide" is a science fiction novel written by Chinese author Chen Qiufan, originally published in 2013 and late...

Modern Cyberpunk Near Future Chinese SF

7.74 Good

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Schild's Ladder

Schild's Ladder is a 2002 hard science fiction novel by Australian author Greg Egan. Set approximately 20,000 years in t...

Modern Physics Hard SF Far Future

7.71 Good

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Great North Road

Great North Road is a science fiction novel written by Peter F. Hamilton and published in 2012. The narrative combines a...

Modern Detective Hard SF Near Future

7.31 Good

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Existence

Existence is a 2012 hard-science-fiction novel by American author David Brin. Its story begins with the discovery of an...

Modern Hard SF First Contact Near Future

6.86 Fair