8 best-selling science fiction fantasy books like Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

Cover of Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

Farmer in the Sky

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.73

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A youth and his father emigrate from the mechanical and organized world on overpopulated Earth to b…

If you liked the science fiction fantasy plot in Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Slan (Slan, #1) by A.E. van Vogt

1. Slan (Slan, #1)

By: A.E. van Vogt

3.69

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In the 1940s, the Golden Age of science fiction flowered in the magazine Astounding. Editor John W.… read more

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  • science fiction
  • hugo awards
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Big Time by Fritz Leiber

2. The Big Time

By: Fritz Leiber

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Have you ever worried about your memory, because it doesn't seem to recall exactly the same past fr… read more

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  • science fiction
  • hugo awards
  • fiction
Cover of The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton

3. The Abyss Beyond Dreams

By: Peter F. Hamilton

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The year is 3326. Nigel Sheldon, one of the founders of the Commonwealth, receives a visit from the… read more

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  • science fiction
  • space
  • fiction
Cover of Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

4. Farmer in the Sky

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.73

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A youth and his father emigrate from the mechanical and organized world on overpopulated Earth to b… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • hugo awards
  • space
Cover of A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4) by Greg Bear, James Blish

5. A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4)

By: Greg Bear , James Blish

4.67

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man--a priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is al… read more

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  • science fiction
  • hugo awards
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke

6. Imperial Earth

By: Arthur C. Clarke

3.66

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

Imperial Earth is the fascinating odyssey of Duncan Makenzie, traveling from Titan, a moon of Satur… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space
  • fiction
Cover of The Pride of Chanur (Chanur #1) by C.J. Cherryh

7. The Pride of Chanur (Chanur #1)

By: C.J. Cherryh

3.30

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. Naked-hided, blunt-toothed … read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space
  • fiction

8. The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, #3)

By: Brian Herbert , Kevin J. Anderson

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Alternate cover edition located . Following their internationally bestselling novels Dune: The But… read more

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9. Conjure Wife

By: Fritz Leiber

4.05

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

Norman Saylor considered witchcraft nothing but quaint superstition until he learned his own wife w… read more

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10. Hull Zero Three

By: Greg Bear

3.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A starship hurtles through the emptiness of space. Its destination-unknown. Its purpose-a mystery. … read more

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11. The Engines of God (The Academy, #1)

By: Jack McDevitt

3.77

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Two hundred years ago, humans made a stunning discovery in the far reaches of the solar system: a h… read more

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12. Mission of Gravity

By: Hal Clement

3.24

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Cover Artist: Ed Emshwiller Mission of Gravityis an sf novel by Hal Clement. The title is a play on… read more

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13. Non-Stop

By: Brian W. Aldiss

3.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Curiosity was discouraged in the Greene tribe. Its members lived out their lives in cramped Quarter… read more

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14. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

Cover of Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1) by A.R. Merrydew

15. Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

By: A.R. Merrydew

4.23

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

When inventor Godfrey Davis arrived at the ministry that Monday morning he had his first experience… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
"Sir, I think you need to read this,’ he said, nervously handing over the mainframe’s dissertation of its own wellbeing."

-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

"Steve shook his head in amazement. ‘If that GOD person hadn’t left that case, we wouldn’t have any of this.’ Thomas agreed. ‘Personally, I can’t praise him enough.’     "

-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

"Semilla’s Phlegm-O-Matic promptly made an observation. ‘Wow Semilla look at that shuttle.’ ‘Keep your voice down Raymond we’re in danger,’ Semilla hissed. ‘Raymond?’ Burt said incredulously. ‘I had t…"

-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

"With one hand disturbing a colony of parasitic life forms in his uncombed hair, he yawned loudly. ‘Morning Steve,’ Thomas said scratching his grubby face. His breath drifted across the space between …"

-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

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16. The Last Sunset

By: March Lions

4.34

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Two baby girls seating in the rear of a car are involved in a terrible accident and their mother di… read more

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"Trust is a strange bedfellow."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

"I don't want to be caught with my pants down."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

"He sounds like a politician running for office."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

"The truth has a way of coming out of the closet."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

Cover of Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel by Todor Bombov

17. Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

By: Todor Bombov

4.37

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

2nd Book in Sci-Fi Series Is Set on Saturn’s Moon Homo Cosmicus-2: Titan is a sci-fi novel, sui … read more

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  • science fiction
"While an elderly man in his mid-eighties looks curiously at a porno site, his grandson asks him from afar, “‘What are you reading, grandpa?’"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

"Let’s get to know each other. My name’s William, William More, but you can call me Willy. I’m an engineer-chemist who graduated from MIT. So . . . but you’re all alike to me . . . of course, you woul…"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

Cover of Earth of Another Kind (Another Kind #2) by Steven Decker

18. Earth of Another Kind (Another Kind #2)

By: Steven Decker

4.37

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Maddie and Cynthia lived peacefully in Paris for six years but are finally located by the authoriti… read more

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  • science fiction
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19. Child of Another Kind

By: Steven Decker

4.29

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

A little girl can look at someone and know their past. How? Why? Single mom Cynthia Pace has he… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"No,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"Teacher,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"We do not sleep,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"They came for me the next morning."

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

Cover of The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue by Trevor Alan Foris

20. The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

By: Trevor Alan Foris

4.04

Format: 520 pages, None

Publishers note: The Octunnumi does not exist. Fosbit and any files relating to a Fosbit do n… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
"He licked my face, sir."

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

"That’s Vegan not Vulcan!"

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

"Veebeebe ve ve – Beeeeb..."

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

"Hey, I didn’t come here to lose,"

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

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21. Shadow Over Mars

By: Leigh Brackett

2.89

Format: 128 pages, ebook

Nemesis From Terra Rick Urquhart was going to conquer the turmoil-ridden planet of Mars. He was … read more

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  • science fiction
  • hugo awards
  • fiction

12 Best fiction books like Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

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Slan (Slan, #1)

A.E. van Vogt

3.69

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The Big Time

Fritz Leiber

3.75

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The Abyss Beyond Dreams

Peter F. Hamilton

4.20

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Farmer in the Sky

Robert A. Heinlein

3.73

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The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

J.B. Lion

4.32

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Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

Lisa Kaniut Cobb

4.37

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His Forefathers and Mick

Michael G. Kramer

4.36

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Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

K. Ritz

4.33

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