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Books Like 2001: A Space Odyssey

by Arthur C. Clarke · about this book

Loved 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke? If its science fiction, classics and space exploration hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Xenocide, Out of the Silent Planet and Solaris. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside 2001: A Space Odyssey: Science Fiction · Classics · Space Exploration · First Contact · Artificial Intelligence

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   Xenocide

   Orson Scott Card

   First Contact · Artificial Intelligence · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Slow-Paced

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   Out of the Silent Planet

   C.S. Lewis

   First Contact · Space Exploration · Slow-Paced · Classics · Science Fiction

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   Solaris

   Stanislaw Lem

   First Contact · Space Exploration · Slow-Paced · Science Fiction · Classics

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   We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

   Dennis E. Taylor

   Artificial Intelligence · Space Exploration · First Contact · Science Fiction · Adventure

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   Contact

   Carl Sagan

   First Contact · Space Exploration · Slow-Paced · Science Fiction · Near Future

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6. 

   The Mote in God's Eye

   Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

   First Contact · Space Exploration · Slow-Paced · Classics · Science Fiction

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   The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

   Douglas Adams

   Space Exploration · Artificial Intelligence · First Contact · Science Fiction · Classics

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8. 

   Firefall

   Peter Watts

   First Contact · Artificial Intelligence · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Scientist Protagonist

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9. 

   Have Space Suit—Will Travel

   Robert A. Heinlein

   Space Exploration · First Contact · Science Fiction · Classics · Adventure

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10. 

    Ringworld

    Larry Niven

    First Contact · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Classics · Adventure

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11. 

    The Dark Forest

    Liu Cixin

    First Contact · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Astronomy · Near Future

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12. 

    The First Men in the Moon

    H.G. Wells, Steve McLean

    First Contact · Space Exploration · Classics · Science Fiction · Adventure

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13. 

    A Fire Upon the Deep

    Vernor Vinge

    Artificial Intelligence · First Contact · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Adventure

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14. 

    Project Hail Mary

    Andy Weir

    First Contact · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Adventure · Physics

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15. 

    Foundation's Edge

    Isaac Asimov

    Space Exploration · Artificial Intelligence · Slow-Paced · Classics · Science Fiction

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16. 

    Across the Sea of Suns

    Gregory Benford

    First Contact · Space Exploration · Artificial Intelligence · Science Fiction · Scientist Protagonist

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17. 

    The Uplift War

    David Brin

    First Contact · Space Exploration · Artificial Intelligence · Science Fiction · Adventure

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18. 

    The Left Hand of Darkness

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    First Contact · Classics · Science Fiction · Slow-Paced · Adventure

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19. 

    The Fall of Hyperion

    Dan Simmons

    Artificial Intelligence · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Classics · Plot-Driven

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20. 

    Seveneves

    Neal Stephenson

    Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Slow-Paced · Adventure · Space Station

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