9 Top aliens books like Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2) by Ken MacLeod

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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…

If you liked the aliens plot in Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2) by Ken MacLeod , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
"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

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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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
"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. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
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4. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
Cover of War Bodies (Polity Universe, #1.5) by Neal Asher

5. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
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6. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
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7. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
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8. Alien Clay

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . On the distant world of Kiln li… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay book and Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
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9. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
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10. The Thousand Earths

By: Stephen Baxter

3.95

Format: 586 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2145AD John Hackett's adventure is just beginning. In Year 30, Mela's story is coming to a cl… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Baxter's The Thousand Earths book and Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • time travel
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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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
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12. Stars and Bones (Continuance #1)

By: Gareth L. Powell

3.66

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

From the multi BSFA award-winner comes a stunningly inventive action-packed science-fiction epic ad… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Stars and Bones (Continuance #1) book and Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
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13. Mal Goes to War: A Novel

By: Edward Ashton

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and… read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Mal Goes to War: A Novel book and Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
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14. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
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15. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • time travel
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16. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
Cover of Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2) by M.R. Carey

17. 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

Similar categories in M.R. Carey's Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2) book and Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

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

18. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
"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)

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19. 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 Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
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20. Saturation Point

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.93

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

A group of scientists and soldiers are hunted by mysterious enemies in a terrifying new climate thr… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Saturation Point book and Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
Cover of Deep Black (Arcana Imperii #2) by Miles  Cameron

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

Similar categories in Miles Cameron's Deep Black (Arcana Imperii #2) book and Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera

21 best-selling science fiction books like Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2) by Ken MacLeod

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Ann Leckie

4.09

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4.36

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4.39

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Gary Gibson

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Peter Watts

4.01

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Alastair Reynolds

4.36

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Gary Gibson

4.17

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Cory Doctorow

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