17 best-selling fiction books like Shadow Captain by Alastair Reynolds

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Shadow Captain

By: Alastair Reynolds

3.81

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters ran away from home to join the crew of a spaceship. They took on pirates, faced down mo…

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Cover of The Line of Polity (Agent Cormac, #2) by Neal Asher

1. The Line of Polity (Agent Cormac, #2)

By: Neal Asher

4.14

Format: 663 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Full-scale action SF by one of Britain's most popular new writers. Outlink station Miranda has bee… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
"The greatest admission a human can make is that perhaps he does not have the intelligence, the vision, the grasp to fully understand the universe, and that perhaps no human ever will. To put it all d…"

-Neal Asher, The Line of Polity (Agent Cormac, #2)

Cover of The Bohr Maker (The Nanotech Succession, #1) by Linda Nagata

2. The Bohr Maker (The Nanotech Succession, #1)

By: Linda Nagata

3.91

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

Nikko is the first true "post human"-a man genetically engineered to survive in the airless void of… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
"We think we can plan our lives," he muttered. "We think we can model reality. But chaos is an intrusive, inconsiderate bitch."

-Linda Nagata, The Bohr Maker (The Nanotech Succession, #1)

"Gaia spoke in a complex language of predator and prey, of growth and dormancy, of birth and migration, of seasonal change, of storms, of currents, and finally, of cruelty and death and necessity."

-Linda Nagata, The Bohr Maker (The Nanotech Succession, #1)

Cover of War Factory (Transformation #2) by Neal Asher

3. War Factory (Transformation #2)

By: Neal Asher

3.41

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

Thorvald Spear, resurrected from his death over a hundred years earlier, continues to hunt Penny Ro… read more

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  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • fiction
Cover of Blindsight (Firefall, #1) by Peter Watts

4. Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

By: Peter Watts

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two months since the stars fell... Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched a… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
"Evolution has no foresight. Complex machinery develops its own agendas. Brains — cheat. Feedback loops evolve to promote stable heartbeats and then stumble upon the temptation of rhythm and music. Th…"

-Peter Watts, Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

5. The Medusa Chronicles

By: Stephen Baxter , Alastair Reynolds

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Following an accident that almost cost him his life, Howard Falcon was not so much saved as he was … read more

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6. Great North Road

By: Peter F. Hamilton

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A century from now, thanks to a technology allowing instantaneous travel across light-years, humani… read more

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7. Infinity Engine (Transformation, #3)

By: Neal Asher

4.07

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

"Infinity Engine is the third and final novel in the Transformation series, by bestselling science … read more

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Cover of Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

8. Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.02

Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition

The modern classic of space opera that began with Children of Time continues in this extraordinary … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
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  • aliens
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  • audiobook
"The essential fallacy,' Ghoti picks up, 'is that humans and other biologically evolved, calculating engines feel themselves to be sentient, when sufficient investigation suggests this is not so. And …"

-Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)

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9. Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.20

Format: 596 pages, ebook

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the second novel in an extr… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
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10. Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.19

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space oper… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #1) by Peter F. Hamilton

11. Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #1)

By: Peter F. Hamilton

4.13

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

In 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. A new technology of linke… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
"Ideology is a sick-soul-meme; it gnaws basic decency away until you can self-justify the most extreme acts as worthwhile to further the cause. Any cause."

-Peter F. Hamilton, Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #1)

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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

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

13. 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

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Salvation Lost (Salvation Sequence, #2) by Peter F. Hamilton

14. Salvation Lost (Salvation Sequence, #2)

By: Peter F. Hamilton

4.30

Format: 494 pages, Kindle Edition

The comparative utopia of twenty-third century Earth is about to go dreadfully awry when a seemingl… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
"Underneath the drones, the pedestrians and board riders along Plough Lane had stopped to look around in confusion as power and digital connectivity was taken from them—basic human rights since before…"

-Peter F. Hamilton, Salvation Lost (Salvation Sequence, #2)

Cover of The Saints of Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #3) by Peter F. Hamilton

15. The Saints of Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #3)

By: Peter F. Hamilton

4.39

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

Humanity is struggling to hold out against a hostile takeover by an alien race that claims to be on… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
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16. Shadow Captain

By: Alastair Reynolds

3.81

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters ran away from home to join the crew of a spaceship. They took on pirates, faced down mo… read more

Similar categories in Alastair Reynolds's Shadow Captain book and Alastair Reynolds's Shadow Captain

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • pirates
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Edges (Inverted Frontier, #1) by Linda Nagata

17. Edges (Inverted Frontier, #1)

By: Linda Nagata

4.03

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Edge of Apocalypse: Deception Well is a world on the edge, home to an isolated remnant … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
"Something drew her attention. Her eyes narrowed as if to bring a distant object into focus. "I have a new sense,"

-Linda Nagata, Edges (Inverted Frontier, #1)

Cover of Needle (Inverted Frontier, #3) by Linda Nagata

18. 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

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  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
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Cover of Silver (Inverted Frontier, #2) by Linda Nagata

19. Silver (Inverted Frontier, #2)

By: Linda Nagata

4.21

Format: 478 pages, Kindle Edition

A Lost Ship – A New World Urban is no longer master of the fearsome starship Dragon. Driven out by … read more

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Cover of Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2) by M.R. Carey

20. Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2)

By: M.R. Carey

4.36

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the critically acclaimed Infinity Gate comes the second and final novel in the Pandominio… read more

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  • space opera
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  • aliens
  • audiobook
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21. Deep Black (Arcana Imperii #2)

By: Miles Cameron

4.40

Format: 510 pages, Kindle Edition

Marca Nbaro had always dreamed of serving aboard the Greatships, with their vast cargo holds and a … read more

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14 Top audiobook books like Shadow Captain by Alastair Reynolds

Transform Your Habits

The Line of Polity (Agent Cormac, #2)

Neal Asher

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.02

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Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.19

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18 Best fiction books like Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2) by M.R. Carey

Transform Your Habits

Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

Peter Watts

4.01

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Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Transform Your Habits

House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2)

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.51

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Alien Clay

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

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