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Loved Xenocide by Orson Scott Card? If its science fiction, series and far future hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Not Till We Are Lost, 2312 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 Xenocide: Science Fiction · Series · Far Future · Artificial Intelligence · Alien Planet
Dennis E. Taylor
Space Colonization · Artificial Intelligence · First Contact · Space Exploration · Science Fiction
Kim Stanley Robinson
Far Future · Space Colonization · Space Exploration · Artificial Intelligence · Science Fiction
Ursula K. Le Guin
First Contact · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Far Future · Philosophy
Frank Herbert
Alien Planet · Far Future · Science Fiction · Religion & Spirituality · Space Opera
Becky Chambers
Far Future · Artificial Intelligence · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Space Opera
James S.A. Corey
Space Colonization · Space Exploration · Far Future · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast
Liu Cixin
First Contact · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Philosophy · Far Future
Neal Shusterman
Artificial Intelligence · Far Future · Science Fiction · Space Exploration · Ensemble Cast
Arthur C. Clarke
First Contact · Artificial Intelligence · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Philosophy
Christopher Ruocchio
Far Future · First Contact · Science Fiction · Space Opera · Sprawling Epic
Megan E. O'Keefe
Far Future · Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Space Opera
Pierce Brown
Far Future · Space Colonization · Science Fiction · Space Opera · Ensemble Cast
M.R. Carey
Artificial Intelligence · Science Fiction · First Contact · Space Opera · Sprawling Epic
Edward Ashton
Space Colonization · Alien Planet · First Contact · Science Fiction · Philosophy
Brandon Sanderson
Artificial Intelligence · Science Fiction · Space Opera · First Contact · Alien Planet
J.S. Dewes
Far Future · Science Fiction · Space Opera · First Contact · Plot-Driven
Douglas Adams
Space Exploration · Space Opera · Science Fiction · Alien Planet · Artificial Intelligence
Martha Wells
Artificial Intelligence · Space Opera · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven
Adrian Tchaikovsky
First Contact · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Language and Linguistics
Taylor Anderson
Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Sprawling Epic · Plot-Driven · Multiple POV
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