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Best 1 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 trilogy with epic cosmic stakes.

2 House of Suns

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

3 The City and the Stars

The City and the Stars is a 1956 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke set in a billion-year-old city, exploring themes of humanity's cosmic future.

4 Consider Phlebas

Published in 1987 by Scottish author Iain M. Banks, this space opera is the first novel in the popular Culture series.

5 Persepolis Rising

Published in 2017 by James S. A. Corey, this seventh novel in The Expanse series introduces a time jump and a resurgent alien empire.

6 City
City

City is a 1952 science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak, composed of linked short stories, that envisions a future Earth where humans have vanished.

7 The Algebraist

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

8 Endymion
Endymion

Endymion is a 1996 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, the third book in the Hyperion Cantos, set centuries after the events of the original duology.

9 Against a Dark Background

Against a Dark Background is a 1993 science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks that tells a dark, fast-paced story of survival set outside his Culture universe.

10 The Rise of Endymion

The Rise of Endymion is a 1997 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, concluding the four-volume Hyperion Cantos with a final confrontation.

11 Timelike Infinity

Timelike Infinity is a 1992 hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that forms an early entry in his expansive and acclaimed Xeelee Sequence series.

12 Terminal World

Terminal World is a 2010 science fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds that presents a fractured, steampunk-inflected planet divided into differing tech zones.

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