Near Future Space & Realistic Space Science Fiction

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The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,773 ratings
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 87,060 ratings
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 304,584 ratings
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Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,904 ratings
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,876 ratings
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 174,907 ratings
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Firestar (Firestar, #1)
Firestar (Firestar, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 778 ratings
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Matter of Resistance
Matter of Resistance 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Pushing Ice
Pushing Ice 4.07 avg rating — 21,504 ratings
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Refractions (The Guardian Cycle #1)
Refractions (The Guardian Cycle #1) 4.05 avg rating — 185 ratings
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Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 179,277 ratings
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Starship Samudram
Starship Samudram 3.86 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Mars Base 1: A new discovery!
Mars Base 1: A new discovery! 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Mars Strain
The Mars Strain 3.48 avg rating — 33 ratings
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The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space (Apogee Books Space)
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space (Apogee Books Space) 4.19 avg rating — 547 ratings
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Titan (NASA Trilogy, #2)
Titan (NASA Trilogy, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
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Voyage (NASA Trilogy, #1)
Voyage (NASA Trilogy, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 2,169 ratings
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Saturn Run
Saturn Run 3.92 avg rating — 15,752 ratings
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The Hammer of God
The Hammer of God 3.71 avg rating — 9,116 ratings
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The Martian Race (Adventures of Viktor & Julia, #1)
The Martian Race (Adventures of Viktor & Julia, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 973 ratings
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Mining the Sky: Untold Riches From The Asteroids, Comets, And Planets (Helix Book)
Mining the Sky: Untold Riches From The Asteroids, Comets, And Planets (Helix Book) 4.13 avg rating — 277 ratings
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Moonfall
Moonfall 3.81 avg rating — 2,385 ratings
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Gradisil
Gradisil 3.43 avg rating — 288 ratings
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Day One
Day One 3.54 avg rating — 90 ratings
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Colonization (Colonization #1-5)
Colonization (Colonization #1-5) 3.89 avg rating — 66 ratings
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One Day on Mars (Tau Ceti Agenda, #1)
One Day on Mars (Tau Ceti Agenda, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 1,112 ratings
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The Cage of Zeus
The Cage of Zeus 3.22 avg rating — 157 ratings
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Moral Compass to Be, or Not to Be
Moral Compass to Be, or Not to Be 4.42 avg rating — 76 ratings
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The Light Years
The Light Years 3.76 avg rating — 568 ratings
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April (April, #1)
April (April, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 1,226 ratings
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Coyote (Coyote Trilogy, #1)
Coyote (Coyote Trilogy, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 3,694 ratings
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Delta-v (Delta-v, #1)
Delta-v (Delta-v, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 9,875 ratings
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America One (America One, #1)
America One (America One, #1)
by: T.I. Wade
3.92 avg rating — 402 ratings
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Lunar Descent (Near Space, #3)
Lunar Descent (Near Space, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 269 ratings
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The Tranquillity Alternative
The Tranquillity Alternative 3.60 avg rating — 241 ratings
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Orbital Decay (Near Space, #1)
Orbital Decay (Near Space, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 747 ratings
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2312
2312 3.52 avg rating — 21,486 ratings
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Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space
Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space 4.03 avg rating — 65 ratings
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The Sky So Big and Black
The Sky So Big and Black 3.91 avg rating — 265 ratings
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Luna: New Moon (Luna, #1)
Luna: New Moon (Luna, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 8,572 ratings
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Red Thunder (Thunder and Lightning, #1)
Red Thunder (Thunder and Lightning, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 2,454 ratings
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Seveneves
Seveneves really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 122,813 ratings
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Cold as Ice (Cold as Ice #1)
Cold as Ice (Cold as Ice #1) 3.74 avg rating — 608 ratings
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Mars (The Grand Tour, #4; Mars, #1)
Mars (The Grand Tour, #4; Mars, #1)
by: Ben Bova
3.86 avg rating — 8,943 ratings
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Dining Out Around the Solar System (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #1)
Dining Out Around the Solar System (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 75 ratings
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Children of Mars
Children of Mars 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Farside
Farside 4.11 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Die Dritte Macht (Perry Rhodan Silberband #1)
Die Dritte Macht (Perry Rhodan Silberband #1) 4.09 avg rating — 524 ratings
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The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps
The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps 4.24 avg rating — 204 ratings
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Dragon Moon
Dragon Moon 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Black Star: Immortality or Humanity (The Heathen Series)
Black Star: Immortality or Humanity (The Heathen Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Undaunted (Valkyrie Medevac Corps Book 1)
Undaunted (Valkyrie Medevac Corps Book 1) 4.33 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Eventide
Eventide 4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)
Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1) 3.79 avg rating — 44,835 ratings
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Heaven's River (Bobiverse, #4)
Heaven's River (Bobiverse, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 33,180 ratings
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate
To Be Taught, If Fortunate 4.20 avg rating — 52,546 ratings
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To Preserve, Protect and Destroy
To Preserve, Protect and Destroy 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
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HumAIn: Navigating the Impact of AI in a Jobless Future
HumAIn: Navigating the Impact of AI in a Jobless Future it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)
Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,211 ratings
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Neutron Cosmonauts Small Things Come in Big Packages
Neutron Cosmonauts Small Things Come in Big Packages it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Crash
Crash
by: Guy Haley
3.90 avg rating — 144 ratings
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Ribbon To The Sky
Ribbon To The Sky 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Sunborn (Adventures of Viktor & Julia, #2)
The Sunborn (Adventures of Viktor & Julia, #2) 3.55 avg rating — 322 ratings
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Farmer in the Sky
Farmer in the Sky 3.78 avg rating — 10,129 ratings
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Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration
Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration 3.89 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Lunar Dust, Martian Sands
Lunar Dust, Martian Sands 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
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New Earth (The Grand Tour, #21)
New Earth (The Grand Tour, #21)
by: Ben Bova
3.39 avg rating — 2,079 ratings