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Books Like The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury · about this book

Loved The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury? If its science fiction, space colonization and classics hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Red Mars, Xenocide and The Foundation Trilogy. 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 The Martian Chronicles: Science Fiction · Space Colonization · Classics · Alien Planet · Short Stories

1. 

   Red Mars

   Kim Stanley Robinson

   Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Colonialism · Space Exploration · Science Fiction

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2. 

   Xenocide

   Orson Scott Card

   Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Colonialism · Science Fiction

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   The Foundation Trilogy

   Isaac Asimov

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

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4. 

   Solaris

   Stanislaw Lem

   Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Haunting · Science Fiction · Eerie

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5. 

   Childhood's End

   Arthur C. Clarke

   Haunting · Eerie · Classics · Bittersweet · Space Exploration

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6. 

   The Mote in God's Eye

   Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

   Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Space Colonization · Colonialism · Classics

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7. 

   Out of the Silent Planet

   C.S. Lewis

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

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8. 

   Caliban's War

   James S.A. Corey

   Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Terraforming

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9. 

   Old Man's War

   John Scalzi

   Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Colonialism · Science Fiction

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10. 

    Dream Country

    Neil Gaiman

    Haunting · Lyrical Prose · Short Stories · Eerie · Bittersweet

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11. 

    The Sparrow

    Mary Doria Russell

    Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Haunting · Colonialism · Science Fiction

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12. 

    The Age of Miracles

    Karen Thompson Walker

    Haunting · Lyrical Prose · Science Fiction · Bittersweet · Atmospheric

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13. 

    One Hundred Years of Solitude

    Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    Colonialism · Haunting · Lyrical Prose · Classics · Atmospheric

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14. 

    The Martian

    Andy Weir

    Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Space Colonization · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast

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15. 

    Wide Sargasso Sea

    Jean Rhys

    Haunting · Colonialism · Lyrical Prose · Eerie · Classics

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16. 

    The Last Unicorn

    Peter S. Beagle

    Haunting · Lyrical Prose · Nostalgic · Classics · Atmospheric

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17. 

    Monsters of Men

    Patrick Ness

    Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Colonialism · Science Fiction · Bleak

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18. 

    The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall

    Anne McCaffrey

    Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Short Stories · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast

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19. 

    These Broken Stars

    Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner

    Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Haunting · Eerie · Science Fiction

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20. 

    Not Till We Are Lost

    Dennis E. Taylor

    Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast

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