19 must-read science fiction books like Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0) by C. Robert Cargill

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Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

By: C. Robert Cargill

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this apocalyptic adventure C. Robert Cargill explores the fight for purpose and agency between h…

If you liked the science fiction plot in Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0) by C. Robert Cargill , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

By: Martha Wells

4.15

Format: 144 pages, ebook

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure." In a corporate-dominated space-farin… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • robots
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"On the entertainment feed, this is what they call an “oh shit"

-Martha Wells, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

"They don't give murderbots decent education modules on anything except murdering, even those are cheap versions."

-Martha Wells, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

"If the humans see me actually doing my job, it helps keep suspicions from forming about faulty governor modules."

-Martha Wells, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

"I liked the imaginary people on the entertainment feed way more than I liked real ones, but you can’t have one without the other."

-Martha Wells, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

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2. 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 C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • 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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3. Starter Villain

By: John Scalzi

4.16

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Starter Villain book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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4. Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

By: Martha Wells

4.26

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCr… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • robots
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
"I was tired of pretending to be human. I needed a break."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"Pretending bad things aren’t happening is not a great survival strategy."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"I hate caring about stuff. But apparently once you start, you can't just stop."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"I didn’t want to see helpless humans. I’d rather see smart ones rescuing each other."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

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5. 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 C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)

By: Edward Ashton

3.75

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee … read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I’ve always believed it’s important to accept the people in your life for who they are. There’s no such thing as a perfect friend, any more than there’s any such thing as a perfect anything, and if y…"

-Edward Ashton, Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)

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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 C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • robots
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. 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 C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Across the Sand (The Sand Chronicles, #2)

By: Hugh Howey

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The first original novel from author Hugh Howey in six years, Across the Sand takes us back to the … read more

Similar categories in Hugh Howey's Across the Sand (The Sand Chronicles, #2) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

By: Sue Burke

3.91

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

In this character driven novel of first contact by debut author Sue Burke, human survival hinges on… read more

Similar categories in Sue Burke's Semiosis (Semiosis, #1) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Equality is not a fact, like the length of days... Equality is an idea, a belief, like beauty."

-Sue Burke, Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

"A Pax day and night lasted about twenty Earth hours, and a Pax year about 490 Earth days. A year seemed like such a long time."

-Sue Burke, Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

"I have a significant and inescapable communication to enter into with them. Animals never grow smarter, but I do. Ours will be a rewarding relationship."

-Sue Burke, Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

"... what bothered them more were the pink slugs twenty centimeters long they found eating old carcasses. The slugs would attack anything and dissolved living flesh on contact."

-Sue Burke, Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

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11. 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

Similar categories in Linda Nagata's Edges (Inverted Frontier, #1) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • 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 Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0) by C. Robert Cargill

12. Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

By: C. Robert Cargill

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this apocalyptic adventure C. Robert Cargill explores the fight for purpose and agency between h… read more

Similar categories in C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • apocalyptic
  • robots
  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2)

By: Edward Ashton

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and m… read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Dirty Water

By: Tom Kratman

4.46

Format: 494 pages, Kindle Edition

A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME—BACK TO BOSTON! 1462: an alien who feasts on the suffering of sentient bein… read more

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15. 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 C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. The Crimes of Rooker Flynn (Locke Institute Trilogy #1)

By: A.R. Witham

4.61

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

A fast-paced jungle adventure for the rebel in all of us, A. R. Witham weaves a story of courage, f… read more

Similar categories in A.R. Witham's The Crimes of Rooker Flynn (Locke Institute Trilogy #1) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • fantasy
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17. 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 C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. The World in Winter

By: John Christopher

3.37

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Penguin reissues a classic work of science fiction from the author of The Death of Grass - now with… read more

Similar categories in John Christopher's The World in Winter book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Unreconciled (Donovan Book, #4) by W. Michael Gear

19. Unreconciled (Donovan Book, #4)

By: W. Michael Gear

4.31

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

The fourth book in the thrilling Donovan sci-fi series returns to a treacherous alien planet where … read more

Similar categories in W. Michael Gear's Unreconciled (Donovan Book, #4) book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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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 C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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21. Glass Houses

By: Madeline Ashby

3.50

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-alo… read more

Similar categories in Madeline Ashby's Glass Houses book and C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • horror

19 Top fiction books like Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0) by C. Robert Cargill

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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

Martha Wells

4.15

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

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Starter Villain

John Scalzi

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

Martha Wells

4.26

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Marina J. Lostetter

3.00

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Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

Peter Watts

4.01

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System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

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Max Nowaz

4.29

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