5 must-read aliens books like Machine (White Space, #2) by Elizabeth Bear

Cover of Machine (White Space, #2) by Elizabeth Bear

Machine (White Space, #2)

By: Elizabeth Bear

3.92

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling and addictive novel set in the same universe as the critically acclaimed White S…

"People are so complicated."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"People are so complicated."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Then, oh shit, nanotech tentacles."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Then, oh shit, nanotech tentacles."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

If you liked the aliens plot in Machine (White Space, #2) by Elizabeth Bear , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Hunter's Run by Daniel Abraham, George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

1. Hunter's Run

By: Daniel Abraham , George R.R. Martin , Gardner Dozois

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Humanity has finally reached the stars, only to find that all the best spots have been claimed by o… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Abraham's Hunter's Run book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

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

2. The Ophiuchi Hotline

By: John Varley

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

After the effortless capture of Earth by vastly superior aliens, humanity is forced to fight for ex… read more

Similar categories in John Varley's The Ophiuchi Hotline book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

3. The Rise of Io

By: Wesley Chu

4.50

Format: 176 pages, ebook

Ella Patel - thief, con-artist and smuggler - is in the wrong place at the wrong time. One night, o… read more

Similar categories in Wesley Chu's The Rise of Io book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

4. The Prefect (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #1)

By: Alastair Reynolds

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a policeman of sorts, and one of the best. His force is Panoply, and his … read more

Similar categories in Alastair Reynolds's The Prefect (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #1) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

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

5. 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 Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • 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)

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6. Translation State

By: Ann Leckie

4.09

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple … read more

Similar categories in Ann Leckie's Translation State book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • queer
"I am not a potato."

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

"You have only small and seemingly pointless choices available to you. But if there is anything I have been trying to teach you, it is that small actions can have larger consequences. If one has only …"

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

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

7. 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 Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • space opera
  • artificial intelligence
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
"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)

Cover of Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) by Lois McMaster Bujold

8. Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.53

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorce… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Elysium Fire (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #2) by Alastair Reynolds

9. Elysium Fire (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #2)

By: Alastair Reynolds

4.07

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

Ten thousand city-state habitats orbit the planet Yellowstone, forming a near-perfect democratic hu… read more

Similar categories in Alastair Reynolds's Elysium Fire (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #2) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • audiobook
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • science fiction
"The place is of no concern to them. They've left it to fester. An informational dead zone. The abstraction doesn't penetrate here, by design. The dome rebuffs it. The family craved their privacy, the…"

-Alastair Reynolds, Elysium Fire (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #2)

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10. Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1)

By: M.R. Carey

4.17

Format: 499 pages, Paperback

 From bestselling author M. R. Carey comes a brilliant genre-defying story of humanity's expansion … read more

Similar categories in M.R. Carey's Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • audiobook
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11. Falling Dark

By: Tom Lloyd

3.82

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s the find of a lifetime – an ancient alien spaceship hanging in a forgotten corner of space. Fo… read more

Similar categories in Tom Lloyd's Falling Dark book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
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12. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • artificial intelligence
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1) by Bethany Jacobs

13. These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1)

By: Bethany Jacobs

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A dangerous cat-and-mouse quest for revenge. An empire that spans star systems, built on the bones … read more

Similar categories in Bethany Jacobs's These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

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

14. 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 Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • aliens
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Machine (White Space, #2) by Elizabeth Bear

15. Machine (White Space, #2)

By: Elizabeth Bear

3.92

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling and addictive novel set in the same universe as the critically acclaimed White S… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • artificial intelligence
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • aliens
  • science fiction
  • queer
"People are so complicated."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Then, oh shit, nanotech tentacles."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Sneaky manipulative bundle of code."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Anxiety was a distraction I did not need."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

Cover of Driving the Deep (Finder Chronicles, #2) by Suzanne Palmer

16. Driving the Deep (Finder Chronicles, #2)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From a Hugo Award-winning author comes the second book in this action-packed sci-fi caper, starring… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Palmer's Driving the Deep (Finder Chronicles, #2) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • aliens
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Carpathians by Paul   Dixon

17. Carpathians

By: Paul Dixon

4.34

Format: 560 pages, Kindle Edition

An epic First Contact story on a galactic scale. Humans have reached the stars, but there is no ev… read more

Similar categories in Paul Dixon's Carpathians book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
Cover of King of Assassins (The Wounded Kingdom, #3) by R.J.  Barker

18. King of Assassins (The Wounded Kingdom, #3)

By: R.J. Barker

4.36

Format: 547 pages, Kindle Edition

THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING . . . Many years of peace have passed in Maniyadoc, years o… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's King of Assassins (The Wounded Kingdom, #3) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • mystery
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Harbinger

By: P.A. Vasey

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

P.A. Vasey’s first novel, Trinity’s Legacy , the first installment in his Vu-Hak War Trilogy, rose … read more

Similar categories in P.A. Vasey's Harbinger book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction
Cover of Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold

20. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4) by Marko Kloos

21. Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4)

By: Marko Kloos

4.36

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A nationalist uprising triggers an interstellar wrest for control in an epic novel of embattled wor… read more

Similar categories in Marko Kloos's Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4) book and Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction

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3.67

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4.22

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Ann Leckie

4.09

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4.36

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Peter Watts

4.01

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4.36

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Gary Gibson

4.17

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Cory Doctorow

4.13

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