18 must-read space books like Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3) by Gareth L. Powell

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Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

By: Gareth L. Powell

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Award-winning author Gareth L. Powell delivers an explosive conclusion to his epic Embers of War tr…

"Philosophy just engineering by another name."

-Gareth L. Powell, Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

If you liked the space plot in Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3) by Gareth L. Powell , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of The Departure (Owner Trilogy, #1) by Neal Asher

1. The Departure (Owner Trilogy, #1)

By: Neal Asher

3.92

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Visible in the night sky the Argus Station, its twin smelting plants like glowing eyes, looks down … read more

Similar categories in Neal Asher's The Departure (Owner Trilogy, #1) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • audiobook

2. Gridlinked (Agent Cormac #1, Polity Universe #3)

By: Neal Asher

2.76

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Gridlinkedis a science fiction adventure in the classic, fast-paced, action-packed tradition of Har… read more

Similar categories in Neal Asher's Gridlinked (Agent Cormac #1, Polity Universe #3) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

3. Dark Intelligence (Transformation, #1)

By: Neal Asher

3.18

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

"Dark Intelligenceis the first novel in the Transformation series, a no-holds-barred adventure set … read more

Similar categories in Neal Asher's Dark Intelligence (Transformation, #1) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

4. The Wrong Stars

By: Tim Pratt

4.33

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A ragtag crew of humans and posthumans discover alien technology that could change the fate of huma… read more

Similar categories in Tim Pratt's The Wrong Stars book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

5. 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

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

6. 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 Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • 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 The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1) by Megan E. O'Keefe

7. The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.11

Format: 491 pages, Paperback

When a spy is stranded on a dead planet with her mortal enemy, she must first figure out how to sur… read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
Cover of Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3) by Alastair Reynolds

8. 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 Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative 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)

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9. Jenny Trapdoor

By: Neal Asher

4.39

Format: 171 pages, Kindle Edition

During the prador-human war the Dark Intelligence, the AI Penny Royal, fractured and went rogue. Th… read more

Similar categories in Neal Asher's Jenny Trapdoor book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • science fiction
Cover of Detonation Boulevard by Alastair Reynolds

10. Detonation Boulevard

By: Alastair Reynolds

3.83

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

In a cosmic rally race winding 12,000 kilometers across Io’s treacherous surface in just 60 hours, … read more

Similar categories in Alastair Reynolds's Detonation Boulevard book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
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11. Europa Deep

By: Gary Gibson

4.17

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Echogenesis and Stealing Light comes a gripping 22nd Century adventure set among… read more

Similar categories in Gary Gibson's Europa Deep book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

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

12. 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 Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
"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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13. War Bodies (Polity Universe, #1.5)

By: Neal Asher

4.16

Format: 572 pages, Kindle Edition

Rebellion could be their salvation – or their doom. War Bodies by Neal Asher is a gripping, high-oc… read more

Similar categories in Neal Asher's War Bodies (Polity Universe, #1.5) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • space
Cover of Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii, #1) by Miles  Cameron

14. Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii, #1)

By: Miles Cameron

4.32

Format: 578 pages, Kindle Edition

Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships.With their vast cargo holds and… read more

Similar categories in Miles Cameron's Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii, #1) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • speculative fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1) by M.R. Carey

15. 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 Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • war
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

18. 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 Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • adventure
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Beyond the Hallowed Sky (Lightspeed Trilogy, #1) by Ken MacLeod

19. Beyond the Hallowed Sky (Lightspeed Trilogy, #1)

By: Ken MacLeod

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

'An exceptional blend of international politics, hard science, and first contact' Michael Mammay, a… read more

Similar categories in Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Hallowed Sky (Lightspeed Trilogy, #1) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • speculative fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
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20. Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

By: Gareth L. Powell

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Award-winning author Gareth L. Powell delivers an explosive conclusion to his epic Embers of War tr… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • adventure
  • space opera
  • war
  • adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • speculative fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
"Philosophy just engineering by another name."

-Gareth L. Powell, Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

Cover of The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) by Megan E. O'Keefe

21. The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.21

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Dying planets, dangerous conspiracies, and secret romance abound in the second installment of the D… read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
"A woman in possession of a bomb is in want of a reason to use it." "Oh god help us, she's been reading old shit again." Kuma said. "Hanging up now," Naira said. "Tell me if anything blows up that's n…"

-Megan E. O'Keefe, The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

Cover of The Immortality Thief (The Kystrom Chronicles, #1) by Taran Hunt

22. The Immortality Thief (The Kystrom Chronicles, #1)

By: Taran Hunt

4.09

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

The Immortality Thief is a ridiculously fun, fast paced, seat-of-your-pants read full of treasure h… read more

Similar categories in Taran Hunt's The Immortality Thief (The Kystrom Chronicles, #1) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Under Fortunate Stars by Ren Hutchings

23. Under Fortunate Stars

By: Ren Hutchings

3.93

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Fleeing the final days of the generations-long war with the alien Felen, smuggler Jereth Keeven's f… read more

Similar categories in Ren Hutchings's Under Fortunate Stars book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • adventure
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2) by Ken MacLeod

24. Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

By: Ken MacLeod

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

THE FERMI ARE AWAKE. With the invention of faster-than-light travel there is nowhere that humani… read more

Similar categories in Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
Cover of Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton

25. Light Chaser

By: Peter F. Hamilton

3.81

Format: 173 pages, Paperback

In Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell's action-packed sci-fi adventure Light Chaser, a love pow… read more

Similar categories in Peter F. Hamilton's Light Chaser book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • adventure
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Chaos Vector (The Protectorate, #2) by Megan E. O'Keefe

26. Chaos Vector (The Protectorate, #2)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.20

Format: 546 pages, Paperback

Dazzling space battles, intergalactic politics, and rogue AI collide in the second book in this epi… read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's Chaos Vector (The Protectorate, #2) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Catalyst Gate (The Protectorate, #3) by Megan E. O'Keefe

27. Catalyst Gate (The Protectorate, #3)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.18

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

In the final book of this explosive Philip K. Dick Award-nominated space opera, the universe is und… read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's Catalyst Gate (The Protectorate, #3) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Needle (Inverted Frontier, #3) by Linda Nagata

28. Needle (Inverted Frontier, #3)

By: Linda Nagata

4.27

Format: 422 pages, Kindle Edition

“Tanjiri is not for you. You are not ready to encounter what exists there.” So Lezuri spoke in w… read more

Similar categories in Linda Nagata's Needle (Inverted Frontier, #3) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Beyond the Light Horizon (Lightspeed Trilogy, #3) by Ken MacLeod

29. Beyond the Light Horizon (Lightspeed Trilogy, #3)

By: Ken MacLeod

4.11

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the… read more

Similar categories in Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Light Horizon (Lightspeed Trilogy, #3) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • science fiction
Cover of The Bound Worlds (The Devoured Worlds, #3) by Megan E. O'Keefe

30. The Bound Worlds (The Devoured Worlds, #3)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.20

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Worlds will collide and fates will be rewritten in the thrilling conclusion to the Devoured Worlds … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's The Bound Worlds (The Devoured Worlds, #3) book and Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
"Being injured is something of a lifestyle choice for Nai."

-Megan E. O'Keefe, The Bound Worlds (The Devoured Worlds, #3)

"I may go away, sometimes. But as long as it's in my power, I'll always come back."

-Megan E. O'Keefe, The Bound Worlds (The Devoured Worlds, #3)

Cover of The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) by James S.A. Corey

31. 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 Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

  • space opera
  • war
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook

24 Best fiction books like Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3) by Gareth L. Powell

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The Departure (Owner Trilogy, #1)

Neal Asher

3.92

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Martha Wells

4.22

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The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

Megan E. O'Keefe

4.11

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Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)

Alastair Reynolds

4.36

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21 best-selling fiction books like Rubicon by J.S. Dewes

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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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Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

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