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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Books Set in Space

"Here are 50 speculative works that play with Spaaaaaaaaaace in all its mystifying, occasionally terrifying, really freaking huge glory, in alphabetical order."
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After the Flare (Deji Bryce Olukoton)
After the Flare
Deji Bryce Olukoton
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All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
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Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie
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Ascension (Jacqueline Koyanagi)
Ascension
Jacqueline Koyanagi
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Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
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The Collapsing Empire (John Scalzi)
The Collapsing Empire
John Scalzi
7
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
Iain M. Banks
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Dark Mirror (Diane Duane)
Dark Mirror
Diane Duane
9
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
Octavia Butler
10
Descender Volume 1 (Jeff Lemire)
Descender Volume 1
Jeff Lemire
11
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
12
Embassytown (China Miéville)
Embassytown
China Miéville
13
Empress of a Thousand Skies (Rhoda Belleza)
Empress of a Thousand Skies
Rhoda Belleza
14
Exo (Fonda Lee)
Exo
Fonda Lee
15
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
M.T. Anderson
16
Fortune's Pawn (Rachel Bach)
Fortune's Pawn
Rachel Bach
17
Galactic Empires (Edited by Neil Clarke)
Galactic Empires
Edited by Neil Clarke
18
The Galaxy Game (Karen Lord)
The Galaxy Game
Karen Lord
19
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
20
Hunger Makes the Wolf (Alex Wells)
Hunger Makes the Wolf
Alex Wells
21
Ignite the Stars (Maura Milan)
Ignite the Stars
Maura Milan
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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness
23
Star Wars: Last Shot - A Han and Lando Novel (Daniel Jose Older)
Star Wars: Last Shot - A Han and Lando Novel
Daniel Jose Older
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Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
James S.A. Corey
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Lightless (C.A. Higgins)
Lightless
C.A. Higgins
26
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
27
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
28
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
29
Medusa Uploaded (Emily Devenport)
Medusa Uploaded
Emily Devenport
30
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
Yoon Ha Lee
31
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
John Scalzi
32
On a Red Station, Drifting (Aliette De Bodard)
On a Red Station, Drifting
Aliette De Bodard
33
Planetfall (Emma Newman)
Planetfall
Emma Newman
34
Provenance (Ann Leckie)
Provenance
Ann Leckie
35
Space Opera (Cathrynne Valente)
Space Opera
Cathrynne Valente
36
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan)
Saga
Brian K. Vaughan
37
Salvage (Alexandra Duncan)
Salvage
Alexandra Duncan
38
Six Wakes (Mur Lafferty)
Six Wakes
Mur Lafferty
39
The Space Between the Stars (Anne Corlett)
The Space Between the Stars
Anne Corlett
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Spaceman of Bohemia (Jaroslav Kalfar)
Spaceman of Bohemia
Jaroslav Kalfar
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