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Space opera2021

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

Becky Chambers

4.2(17)Open Library rating out of 5

Time travel1980

Sphere

Michael Crichton

4.2(16)Open Library rating out of 5

Artificial intelligence2017

Qualityland

Marc-Uwe Kling

4.2(13)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1967

The Past through Tomorrow

future history stories

Robert A. Heinlein

4.2(13)Open Library rating out of 5

Artificial intelligence2016

Gemina

Amie Kaufman; Jay Kristoff

4.3(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1961

Little Fuzzy

H. Beam Piper

4.3(12)Open Library rating out of 5

New societies1986

The Songs of Distant Earth

Arthur C. Clarke

4.3(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds2019

The Testaments

Margaret Atwood

4.3(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Artificial intelligence2017

For We Are Many

Dennis E. Taylor

4.3(11)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2019

Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

Claudia Gray

4.3(11)Open Library rating out of 5

Robots & androids2009

Maximum Ride

Vol. 1

NaRae Lee

4.3(11)Open Library rating out of 5

Space exploration1989

Red Dwarf

Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

Grant Naylor

4.3(11)Open Library rating out of 5

Captain Underpants and the invasion of the incredibly naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space ...

the third epic novel

Dav Pilkey

4.3(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2014

The causal angel

Hannu Rajaniemi

4.3(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1950

The Man Who Sold The Moon

Robert A. Heinlein

4.3(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Apocalypse & aftermath2019

Wanderers

Chuck Wendig

4.3(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1986

Across Realtime

Vernor Vinge

4.3(9)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds1998

Among the Barons (Shadow Children)

Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.3(9)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds1995

Bloodchild and other stories

Octavia E. Butler; Janina Edwards; consonni; Arrate Hidalgo; Nadia Barkate

4.3(9)Open Library rating out of 5

Space exploration2009

Darth Bane

Dynasty of Evil : A Novel of the Old Republic

Drew Karpyshyn

4.3(9)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1997

Specter of the Past (Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn, Book One)

Timothy Zahn

4.3(9)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1979

Alien

In space no one can hear you scream

Alan Dean Foster; Peter Guinness

4.4(8)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2011

Attack on Titan 6

諫山創

4.4(8)Open Library rating out of 5

Robots & androids2012

Attack on Titan 8

諫山創

4.4(8)Open Library rating out of 5