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100 Must-Read Books About Space

"The books we so often associate with our future–books about space–are full of the same themes our very oldest stories contain. Adventure. Discovery. Confronting the unknown. Finding our limits. Constantly and always questioning what it means to be human."
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
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A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
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A Passion for Space (Marianne J.Dyson)
A Passion for Space
Marianne J.Dyson
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A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
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Aftermath (Chuck Wendig)
Aftermath
Chuck Wendig
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Almost Heaven: The Story of Women in Space (Betty Ann Holtzmann Kevles)
Almost Heaven: The Story of Women in Space
Betty Ann Holtzmann Kevles
7
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
Richard K. Morgan
8
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Col. Chris Hadfield)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Col. Chris Hadfield
9
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
Neal Stephenson
10
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie
11
Arrival (Stories of Your Life MTI) (Ted Chiang)
Arrival (Stories of Your Life MTI)
Ted Chiang
12
Ascension (Jacqueline Koyanagi)
Ascension
Jacqueline Koyanagi
13
Behind the Throne (K.B.Wagers)
Behind the Throne
K.B.Wagers
14
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (Simon Singh)
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
Simon Singh
15
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
16
Bitch Planet (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Bitch Planet
Kelly Sue Deconnick
17
Central Station (Lavie Tidhar)
Central Station
Lavie Tidhar
18
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
19
Coming of Age in the Milky Way (Timothy Ferris)
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
Timothy Ferris
20
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
Iain M. Banks
21
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
Carl Sagan
22
Dark Orbit (Carolyn Ives Gilman)
Dark Orbit
Carolyn Ives Gilman
23
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
Octavia Butler
24
Death by Black Hole (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Death by Black Hole
Neil Degrasse Tyson
25
Death of a Neutron Star (Eric Kotani)
Death of a Neutron Star
Eric Kotani
26
Descender Volume 1 (Jeff Lemire)
Descender Volume 1
Jeff Lemire
27
Dove Arising (Karen Bao)
Dove Arising
Karen Bao
28
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
C.J. Cherryh
29
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
30
Dust (Elizabeth Bear)
Dust
Elizabeth Bear
31
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
32
Eve: The Empyrean Age (Tony Gonzales)
Eve: The Empyrean Age
Tony Gonzales
33
Fluency (Confluence #1) (Jennifer Foehner Wells)
Fluency (Confluence #1)
Jennifer Foehner Wells
34
Fortune's Pawn (Rachel Bach)
Fortune's Pawn
Rachel Bach
35
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
Iaac Asimov
36
Gabriel's Ghost (Linnea Sinclair)
Gabriel's Ghost
Linnea Sinclair
37
Gravity (Tess Gerritsen)
Gravity
Tess Gerritsen
38
Half Way Home (Hugh Howey)
Half Way Home
Hugh Howey
39
Hidden Figures Young Reader's Edition (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures Young Reader's Edition
Margot Lee Shetterly
40
How It Ends (Chris Impey)
How It Ends
Chris Impey
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