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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorCaliban's War
James S.A. Corey · 608 pages
The second book in the NYT best-selling Expanse series, Caliban's War shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante's shoulders. Now a Prime Original series. We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a
Iron Gold
Pierce Brown · 624 pages
"Ten years after the events of Morning Star, Darrow and the Rising are battling the remaining Gold loyalist forces and are closer than ever to abolishing the color-coded caste system of Society for good. But new foes will emerge from the shadows to threaten the imperfect victory Darrow and his friends have earned"--
Skyward Flight: The Collection: Sunreach / ReDawn / Evershore
Brandon Sanderson · 623 pages
Heir to the Empire
Timothy Zahn · 402 pages
It's five years after Return of the Jedi: the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven out the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi Twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But thousand of light-years a
Old Man's War
John Scalzi · 319 pages
John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in an interstellar war against more advanced species. Citizens volunteer for the Colonial Defense Forces after retirement, in exchange for which they have their consciousness transferred into a young body, cloned from their DNA but enhanced. If, against the odds, they survive two years o
Halo: Hunters in the Dark
Peter David · 368 pages
A coalition of humans and Elites must overcome their differences as they embark on a covert mission back to the Ark, an enigmatic place beyond comprehension from which few have returned.
Consider Phlebas
Iain M. Banks · 471 pages
Consider Phlebas is perhaps one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless the first, of the revelationary late Iain M. Banks' science fiction books. Consider Phlebas introduces us to the complex world of the mind-controlling, ubiquitous utopia of the Culture, which contrasts to their mortal sentient enemies. Iain Banks creates an imaginative and encapsulating premise to keep the reader hooked for more
Saga, Vol. 2
Brian K. Vaughan · 144 pages
"Après avoir réchappé aux horreurs de la planète Clivage, à ses champs de bataille, et aux chasseurs de primes lancés à leur poursuite, Alana, Marko et leur fille Hazel, symbole d'une paix possible entre les deux peuples, s'apprêtent à relever leur plus grand défi : faire la connaissance des grands-parents !" [Source : 4e de couv.].
Sten
Chris Bunch, Allan Cole · 294 pages
Hailed as a "landmark science fiction series" the Sten Series has thrilled millions of readers all over the world. Set three thousand years in the future, the eight Sten novels tell the tale of a tough, street-wise orphan who escapes his fate as factory planet "delinq" to become the strong right-hand of the most powerful man in the Universe -- a man hailed by his billons of subjects as "The Eterna
The Mote in God's Eye
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle · 560 pages
Science fiction classic about the rise, fall and subsequent rise of a civilization where the peak catastrophe is known as the "crazy eddy point". Introduces the concept of frictionless toilets that don't have any water in them but I suspect the authors didn't think it all the way through - I don't recall a negative air pressure that would keep odours in their rightfull place. Nevertheless a fascin
Mercy Kill
Aaron Allston · 432 pages
Three decades have passed since Wraith Squadron carried out its last mission. Taking on the most dangerous and daring operations, the rogues and misfits of the elite X-Wing unit became legends of the Rebellion and the Second Galactic Civil War, before breaking up and going their separate ways. Now their singular skills are back in vital demand—for a tailor-made Wraith Squadron mission. A powerf
Winter
Marissa Meyer · 763 pages
Princess Winter is admired for her grace, kindness and beauty, despite the scars on her face. She's said to be even more breath-taking than her stepmother, Queen Levana... When Winter develops feelings for the handsome palace guard, Jacin, she fears the evil Queen will crush their romance before it has a chance to begin. But there are stirrings against the Queen across the land. Together wit
The Risen Empire
Scott Westerfeld · 496 pages
The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life-after-death, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power is absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshipped as living gods. The Rix are machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers · 441 pages
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past. But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. The crew is a mishmash o
Shards of Honour
Lois McMaster Bujold · 296 pages
Ark Royal
Christopher G. Nuttall · 380 pages