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Books Like The Martian

by Andy Weir · about this book

Loved The Martian by Andy Weir? If its survival story, science fiction and scientist protagonist hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with We Are Legion (We Are Bob), The Butcher's Masquerade and Mickey 7. 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: Survival Story · Science Fiction · Scientist Protagonist · Plot-Driven · Astronauts

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   We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

   Dennis E. Taylor

   Space Exploration · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Scientist Protagonist · Dry Humor

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   The Butcher's Masquerade

   Matt Dinniman

   Survival Story · Race Against Time · Alien Planet · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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   Mickey 7

   Edward Ashton

   Alien Planet · Self-Deprecating Humor · Science Fiction · Dry Humor · First Person Narrator

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4. 

   Ready Player Two

   Ernest Cline

   Near Future · Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven

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5. 

   Jurassic Park

   Michael Crichton

   Scientist Protagonist · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Race Against Time · Fast-Paced

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6. 

   All Systems Red

   Martha Wells

   Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Self-Deprecating Humor · Dry Humor · Survival Story

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7. 

   The Sunlit Man (Cosmere)

   Brandon Sanderson

   Race Against Time · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Fast-Paced

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8. 

   Cold Storage

   David Koepp

   Race Against Time · Ticking Clock · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Science Fiction

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9. 

   Dark Matter

   Blake Crouch

   Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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10. 

    South of Nowhere

    Jeffery Deaver

    Race Against Time · Ticking Clock · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Tense and Suspenseful

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11. 

    The Knife of Never Letting Go

    Patrick Ness

    Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Fast-Paced · First Person Narrator

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12. 

    The Blighted Stars

    Megan E. O'Keefe

    Alien Planet · Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful

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13. 

    All Our Yesterdays

    Cristin Terrill

    Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Science Fiction · Near Future · Tense and Suspenseful

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14. 

    Parable of the Sower

    Octavia E. Butler

    Diary Format · Near Future · Survival Story · Science Fiction · First Person Narrator

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15. 

    The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    Space Exploration · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Dry Humor · Funny

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16. 

    NO EXIT

    Taylor Adams

    Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Survival Story · Fast-Paced

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17. 

    Shroud

    Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Survival Story · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Scientist Protagonist · Tense and Suspenseful

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18. 

    Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

    Heather Fawcett

    Diary Format · Scientist Protagonist · Dry Humor · First Person Narrator · Adventure

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19. 

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    Arthur C. Clarke

    Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Near Future · Scientist Protagonist · Plot-Driven

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20. 

    Patient Zero

    Jonathan Maberry

    Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Science Fiction · Male Lead

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