15 must-read space books like Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9) by Jack McDevitt

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Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

By: Jack McDevitt

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

In Nebula Award–winning author Jack McDevitt’s ninth installment in the beloved Alex Benedict scien…

If you liked the space plot in Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9) by Jack McDevitt , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) by Martha Wells

1. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Cover of Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3) by Alastair Reynolds

2. Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)

By: Alastair Reynolds

4.36

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

From the king of modern space opera comes a new adventure in the Prefect Dreyfus series— Machine Ve… read more

Similar categories in Alastair Reynolds's Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • science fiction
"A small request like that, who am I to turn it down? There is something you can do for me in return, though, especially now that you’re practically on our doorstep."

-Alastair Reynolds, Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)

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3. Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2)

By: Mur Lafferty

3.94

Format: 369 pages, Paperback

Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, and fled to outer space to avoid it…but … read more

Similar categories in Mur Lafferty's Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • audiobook
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • aliens
  • space
  • science fiction
Cover of Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6) by John Scalzi

4. Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)

By: John Scalzi

4.18

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human poten… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Defiance (Foreigner #22) by C.J. Cherryh

5. Defiance (Foreigner #22)

By: C.J. Cherryh

4.36

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

The twenty-second book in the beloved Foreigner saga continues the adventures of diplomat Bren Came… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cherryh's Defiance (Foreigner #22) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of To Challenge Heaven (Out of the Dark Book 3) by David Weber

6. To Challenge Heaven (Out of the Dark Book 3)

By: David Weber

4.34

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

In a universe teeming with predators, humanity needs friends. And fast. We've come a long way in… read more

Similar categories in David Weber's To Challenge Heaven (Out of the Dark Book 3) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Season of Skulls (Laundry Files, #12; New Management, #3) by Charles Stross

7. Season of Skulls (Laundry Files, #12; New Management, #3)

By: Charles Stross

4.20

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Season of Skulls continues Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross's Lovecraftian Laundry Files se… read more

Similar categories in Charles Stross's Season of Skulls (Laundry Files, #12; New Management, #3) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Toll of Honor (Expanded Honorverse, #1) by David Weber

8. Toll of Honor (Expanded Honorverse, #1)

By: David Weber

4.33

Format: 617 pages, Kindle Edition

A NEW SOLO NOVEL IN DAVID WEBER'S NYT BEST-SELLING HONORVERSE “It is our duty to pay for our lib… read more

Similar categories in David Weber's Toll of Honor (Expanded Honorverse, #1) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction
  • space
  • fiction
Cover of Rubicon by J.S. Dewes

9. Rubicon

By: J.S. Dewes

3.93

Format: 469 pages, Paperback

Sergeant Adrienne Valero wants to die. She can't. After enduring a traumatic resurrection for th… read more

Similar categories in J.S. Dewes's Rubicon book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction
  • space
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) by Suzanne Palmer

10. Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.59

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The fourth and final installment of the Finder Chronicles, a hopepunk sci-fi caper described as Mac… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Palmer's Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • audiobook
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • aliens
  • space
  • science fiction
Cover of Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

11. Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.35

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the third and final novel i… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • novels
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9) by Jack McDevitt

12. Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

By: Jack McDevitt

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

In Nebula Award–winning author Jack McDevitt’s ninth installment in the beloved Alex Benedict scien… read more

Similar categories in Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • audiobook
  • adventure
  • novels
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • aliens
  • space
  • science fiction
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13. Generation Ship

By: Michael Mammay

3.83

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

In this riveting, stand-alone novel from Michael Mammay, author of  Planetside,  the beginning of a… read more

Similar categories in Michael Mammay's Generation Ship book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0) by Christopher Paolini

14. Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

By: Christopher Paolini

3.44

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited pla… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Paolini's Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
"The melatonin hit like a meteorite"

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

"That was the moment he had fallen for her. It wasn't love at first sight. Hell, it wasn't even lust at first sight. But it was close enough."

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

"Sometimes the universe decided to rip apart your life and stomp on the pieces, and there wasn't a damn thing you could do about it except say, "Now what?"

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

"Perhaps it existed only to stand in contrast with the whole nature, as if to say, "We were here." Alex wasn't sure if the thought was morbid or inspiring."

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

Cover of Implacable (The Lost Fleet: Outlands #3) by Jack Campbell

15. Implacable (The Lost Fleet: Outlands #3)

By: Jack Campbell

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary fears the greatest threat to humanity may be itself in this grippin… read more

Similar categories in Jack Campbell's Implacable (The Lost Fleet: Outlands #3) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • audiobook
Cover of Descendant Machine (Continuance #2) by Gareth L.   Powell

16. Descendant Machine (Continuance #2)

By: Gareth L. Powell

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning author comes a gripping, fast-paced and fascinating science fiction adventur… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Descendant Machine (Continuance #2) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • fiction
Cover of Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) by L.M. Sagas

17. Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)

By: L.M. Sagas

3.92

Format: 407 pages, Paperback

L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes'… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Sagas's Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of To Each This World by Julie E. Czerneda

18. To Each This World

By: Julie E. Czerneda

3.93

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From an Aurora Award-winning author, a new sci-fi novel follows three intrepid humans caught up in … read more

Similar categories in Julie E. Czerneda's To Each This World book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of The Icarus Twin (The Icarus Saga #2) by Timothy Zahn

19. The Icarus Twin (The Icarus Saga #2)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A NEW NOVEL IN THE ICARUS SERIES FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE ADMIRAL THRAWN STAR… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Zahn's The Icarus Twin (The Icarus Saga #2) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Icarus Plot (The Icarus Saga #1) by Timothy Zahn

20. The Icarus Plot (The Icarus Saga #1)

By: Timothy Zahn

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

NEW SCIENCE FICTION SERIES FROM THE CREATOR OF THE COBRA SERIES AND STAR WARS' ADMIRAL THRAWNThere … read more

Similar categories in Timothy Zahn's The Icarus Plot (The Icarus Saga #1) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • audiobook
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • space
  • science fiction
Cover of The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) by James S.A. Corey

21. The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.24

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is ab… read more

Similar categories in James S.A. Corey's The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) book and Jack McDevitt's Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook

21 Top fiction books like Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict #9) by Jack McDevitt

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4.22

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Alastair Reynolds

4.36

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Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2)

Mur Lafferty

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)

John Scalzi

4.18

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4.22

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Megan E. O'Keefe

4.11

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Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1)

M.R. Carey

4.17

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

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