16 Best science fiction books like Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy) by Orson Scott Card

Cover of Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy) by Orson Scott Card

Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

By: Orson Scott Card

3.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Enders Game comes a brand-new series following a teen…

If you liked the science fiction plot in Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy) by Orson Scott Card , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. The Silver Dream (InterWorld, #2)

By: Neil Gaiman , Michael Reaves , Mallory Reaves

3.64

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Joey Harker has just saved the Altiverse--the dimension that contains all the myri… read more

Similar categories in Neil Gaiman's The Silver Dream (InterWorld, #2) book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

2. The Dark Side of Nowhere

By: Neal Shusterman

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Jason is having a bad day. The kind of day when you just don't feel like yourself. Only for Jason, … read more

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3. Energized

By: Edward M. Lerner

4.33

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

No one expected the oil to last forever. How right they were.... A geopolitical miscalculation tain… read more

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4. The Salt Line

By: Holly Goddard Jones

4.18

Format: 578 pages, Hardcover

In the spirit of Station Elevenand California, award-winning novelist Holly Goddard Jones offers a … read more

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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 Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • 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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6. The Kaiju Preservation Society

By: John Scalzi

3.99

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food deliv… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's The Kaiju Preservation Society book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I lift things."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"So we’re the monster police, too?"

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"...if you're only reading books because you have to, it becomes much less fun."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"My brain said. Just walk away. [...] But even as my brain was saying that, my body was turning back, becaus like puppies we are enculturated to turn when our name is called."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

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7. 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

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  • 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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8. The Sunlit Man

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.34

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the … read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's The Sunlit Man book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Try some curry powder next time. It has a much better flavor than tyranny. Less nutty."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

"She knew how she liked to look. And she didn't care that others knew it was artificial. In expressing herself, the artificial became more authentic than the original."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

"Your planet shouldn't have different countries. You should have conquered and unified it all." "Conquest doesn't remove countries," Nomad said. "It removes lines on a map. Unity requires something el…"

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

"This man might not be brilliant or clever, though he'd think himself both. Truth was, he didn't need either to be dangerous. Because he had power and power - wielded by a fool - could crush anyone, s…"

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

Cover of Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) by Martha Wells

9. 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 Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • 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)

Cover of Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

10. Defiant (Skyward, #4)

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.34

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic ser… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Defiant (Skyward, #4) book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The raging river is never kind to the lone leaf."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"The love of the oppressed found the souls of the broken, and the result was light."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Empathy for an enemy's pain was good, but you couldn't let that lead you into the fallacy of accepting their actions."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Rig,' I declared to him, 'I need science.' 'You need therapy.' 'You need better jokes.' 'You need a better sense of humor."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

Cover of Stephen Leeds: Death and Faxes by Brandon Sanderson

11. Stephen Leeds: Death and Faxes

By: Brandon Sanderson

3.68

Format: 6 pages, Audiobook

From #1 New York Times Bestselling, Hugo Award-winning author, Brandon Sanderson, and co-authors Ma… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Stephen Leeds: Death and Faxes book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of In Our Stars (The Doomed Earth, #1) by Jack Campbell

12. In Our Stars (The Doomed Earth, #1)

By: Jack Campbell

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Lieutenant Selene Genji has one last chance to save the Earth from destruction in this pulse-poundi… read more

Similar categories in Jack Campbell's In Our Stars (The Doomed Earth, #1) book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0) by Christopher Paolini

13. Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

By: Christopher Paolini

3.44

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited pla… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Paolini's Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0) book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The melatonin hit like a meteorite"

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

"That was the moment he had fallen for her. It wasn't love at first sight. Hell, it wasn't even lust at first sight. But it was close enough."

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

"Sometimes the universe decided to rip apart your life and stomp on the pieces, and there wasn't a damn thing you could do about it except say, "Now what?"

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

"Perhaps it existed only to stand in contrast with the whole nature, as if to say, "We were here." Alex wasn't sure if the thought was morbid or inspiring."

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

Cover of Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy) by Orson Scott Card

14. Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

By: Orson Scott Card

3.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Enders Game comes a brand-new series following a teen… read more

Similar categories in Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy) book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • romance
  • teen
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2) by Edward Ashton

15. 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 Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Star Splitter

By: Matthew J. Kirby

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Crash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth, sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unra… read more

Similar categories in Matthew J. Kirby's Star Splitter book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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17. Cloaked Deception

By: Timothy Zahn

4.19

Format: 683 pages, Kindle Edition

From Timothy Zahn, Hugo Award winner and # New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Heir to … read more

Similar categories in Timothy Zahn's Cloaked Deception book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil

18. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI

By: Ray Kurzweil

3.93

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more

Similar categories in Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • audiobook
Cover of Break to You by Neal Shusterman

19. Break to You

By: Neal Shusterman

3.64

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young a… read more

Similar categories in Neal Shusterman's Break to You book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • romance
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Icarus Changeling (The Icarus Saga #4) by Timothy Zahn

20. The Icarus Changeling (The Icarus Saga #4)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Gregory Roarke – former bounty hunter, former Trailblazer, current agent for the ultra-secret Icaru… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Zahn's The Icarus Changeling (The Icarus Saga #4) book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Lost to Eternity by Greg Cox

21. Lost to Eternity

By: Greg Cox

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A thrilling new Star Trek “movie era” novel from New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox! Thr… read more

Similar categories in Greg Cox's Lost to Eternity book and Orson Scott Card's Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction

17 Top fiction books like Wakers (The Side Step Trilogy) by Orson Scott Card

Transform Your Habits

The Silver Dream (InterWorld, #2)

Neil Gaiman , Michael Reaves , Mallory Reaves

3.64

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

Transform Your Habits

The Kaiju Preservation Society

John Scalzi

3.99

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Starter Villain

John Scalzi

4.16

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Transform Your Habits

Nuclear War: A Scenario

Annie Jacobsen

4.47

Transform Your Habits

The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

Mustafa Suleyman

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)

Salman Khan

3.74

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Bill Maher

4.27

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