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Books Like Out of the Silent Planet

by C.S. Lewis · about this book

Loved Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis? If its series, science fiction and male lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with 2001: A Space Odyssey, We Are Legion (We Are Bob) and The Left Hand of Darkness. 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 Out of the Silent Planet: Series · Science Fiction · Male Lead · First Contact · Space Exploration

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   2001: A Space Odyssey

   Arthur C. Clarke

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

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   We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

   Dennis E. Taylor

   Space Exploration · First Contact · Alien Planet · Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction

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   The Left Hand of Darkness

   Ursula K. Le Guin

   First Contact · Alien Planet · Classics · Science Fiction · Philosophy

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   Project Hail Mary

   Andy Weir

   First Contact · Space Exploration · Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Male Lead

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   Dune

   Frank Herbert

   Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Religion & Spirituality · Classics · Male Lead

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   Shroud

   Adrian Tchaikovsky

   First Contact · Alien Planet · Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Adventure

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   The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy

   Douglas Adams

   Space Exploration · Alien Planet · Classics · Science Fiction · Series

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   Mickey 7

   Edward Ashton

   Alien Planet · First Contact · Science Fiction · Philosophy · Male Lead

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   The Dark Forest

   Liu Cixin

   First Contact · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Philosophy · Male Lead

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    The Mercy of Gods

    James S. A. Corey

    Scientist Protagonist · First Contact · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Series

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11. 

    A Wrinkle in Time

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Alien Planet · Classics · Science Fiction · Religion & Spirituality · Adventure

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12. 

    Empire of Silence

    Christopher Ruocchio

    First Contact · Science Fiction · Philosophy · Male Lead · Series

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13. 

    The Time Machine

    H. G. Wells

    Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Classics · Philosophy · Male Lead

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14. 

    Roadside Picnic

    Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

    First Contact · Classics · Science Fiction · Male Lead · Adventure

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    The Blighted Stars

    Megan E. O'Keefe

    Alien Planet · Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Series · Adventure

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16. 

    Skyward Flight

    Brandon Sanderson

    Alien Planet · Science Fiction · First Contact · Series · Adventure

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17. 

    The Knife of Never Letting Go

    Patrick Ness

    Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Male Lead · Series · Adventure

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18. 

    Dark Matter

    Blake Crouch

    Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Kidnapping Plot · Philosophy · Male Lead

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19. 

    Infinity Gate

    M.R. Carey

    Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · First Contact · Series · Adventure

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20. 

    Ice Planet Barbarians

    Ruby Dixon

    Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Kidnapping Plot · Series · Adventure

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