21 Top science fiction books like Contrarian (The Grand Illusion #3) by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

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Contrarian (The Grand Illusion #3)

By: L.E. Modesitt Jr.

4.38

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues his …

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1. The Olympian Affair (The Cinder Spires, #2)

By: Jim Butcher

4.25

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

The characters are off on a diplomatic mission to another Spire. A bunch of representatives of vari… read more

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2. Valdemar (The Founding of Valdemar #3)

By: Mercedes Lackey

4.44

Format: 484 pages, Kindle Edition

The long-awaited story of the founding of Valdemar comes to life in this 3rd book of a trilogy from… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"....knowing that losing a beloved pet was just as hard as losing a member of your family. Maybe harder, because everything with a pet was wordless. You never really knew if they understood what you m…"

-Mercedes Lackey, Valdemar (The Founding of Valdemar #3)

"We care deeply for the creatures that depend on us, expecting nothing, really, and getting so very much from them. Loving them takes courage, because love requires daring. Daring to risk the pain of …"

-Mercedes Lackey, Valdemar (The Founding of Valdemar #3)

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3. Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.53

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorce… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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4. Warriorborn (The Cinder Spires #1.5)

By: Jim Butcher

4.46

Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of the Dresden Files comes an all-new, action-packed… read more

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  • science fiction
  • steampunk
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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5. Defiance (Foreigner #22)

By: C.J. Cherryh

4.36

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

The twenty-second book in the beloved Foreigner saga continues the adventures of diplomat Bren Came… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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6. Mage-Queen's Thief (Starship's Mage, #12.5)

By: Glynn Stewart

4.51

Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition

She’s supposed to find a husband. He’s supposed to steal a shuttle. They’re each other’s only hop… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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7. Chimera's Star (Starship's Mage, #14)

By: Glynn Stewart

4.43

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

History holds many secrets. The frontier holds many shadows. One ship may damn all mankind. One … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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8. Gryphon in Light (Kelvren's Saga, #1)

By: Mercedes Lackey

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Set in the beloved and New York Times world of Valdemar, this first book in a new trilogy returns t… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Suck on that, doubters."

-Mercedes Lackey, Gryphon in Light (Kelvren's Saga, #1)

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9. To Challenge Heaven (Out of the Dark Book 3)

By: David Weber

4.34

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

In a universe teeming with predators, humanity needs friends. And fast. We've come a long way in… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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10. Blade of Dream (Kithamar, #2)

By: Daniel Abraham

4.29

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Kithamar is a center of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long, bloody history where countle… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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11. Toll of Honor (Expanded Honorverse, #1)

By: David Weber

4.33

Format: 617 pages, Kindle Edition

A NEW SOLO NOVEL IN DAVID WEBER'S NYT BEST-SELLING HONORVERSE “It is our duty to pay for our lib… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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12. Spirit of the Wood

By: Kristen Britain

4.38

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This short novel set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Green Rider series tells the ba… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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13. The Exodus Gambit (House Adamant, #1)

By: Glynn Stewart

4.32

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

Her family, gone, destroyed from within Her kingdom, doomed, tainted by blood Unless a scion rise… read more

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  • science fiction
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14. Hard Knocks (SC Marva Collins, #3)

By: Nathan Lowell

4.53

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

It pays to take a second look.In the Deep Dark, it's a long walk home.The Marva Collins runs into u… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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15. Ribbon Dance (Liaden Universe, #26)

By: Sharon Lee

4.65

Format: 574 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW ENTRY IN THE BEST-SELLING LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIES On a world where cake is a necessity, it t… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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16. Ambassador For Mars (Starship's Mage, #15)

By: Glynn Stewart

4.56

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

A dark shadow awakens on the edge of known space. Long lost and long forgotten, an alien foe rises… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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17. Wartorn Stars (Peacekeepers of Sol #7)

By: Glynn Stewart

4.59

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

For seventeen years, the United Planets Space Force fought the Kenmiri Empire. They drove the alien… read more

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  • science fiction
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18. Unbroken Faith (Dakotan Confederacy #3; Castle Federation #9)

By: Glynn Stewart

4.53

Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition

When allies call for help The conquered call for liberty The dead call for vengeance...With whom do… read more

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  • science fiction
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19. Shards of Glass (Lessons of the Academia, #1; Chronicles of Elantra, #17.5)

By: Michelle Sagara

4.32

Format: 504 pages, Paperback

The Academia, once an elite proving ground for the rulers of the world, has been frozen for centuri… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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20. Salvage Right (Liaden Universe, #25)

By: Sharon Lee

4.66

Format: 629 pages, Kindle Edition

A NEW NOVEL IN THE NATIONALLY BEST-SELLING LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIESA door never closes, but a window… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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21. Cast in Eternity (Chronicles of Elantra, #17)

By: Michelle Sagara

4.49

Format: 531 pages, Kindle Edition

Dead men tell no tales When Corporal Kaylin Neya is assigned front desk duty—a task hated by eve… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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22. Raven's Flag (Peacekeepers of Sol #6)

By: Glynn Stewart

4.57

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

In times of peace, alliances wither and are forgotten.In times of war, honor must reforge them in f… read more

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  • science fiction
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23. Anything With Nothing (Tales of Valdemar #17)

By: Mercedes Lackey

4.31

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

This 17th anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar high fantasy universe features tal… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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24. What Price Victory? (Honor Harrington - Worlds of Honor Book 7)

By: David Weber

4.34

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

THE HOTTEST MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION SERIES OF ALL TIME CONTINUES WITH A COLLECTION OF TALES SET IN… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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25. School Days (SC Marva Collins, #1)

By: Nathan Lowell

4.30

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A New Ship A New Crew A Different Kind of Mission When Manchester Yards donates a new training… read more

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  • fiction
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26. Working Class (SC Marva Collins, #2)

By: Nathan Lowell

4.49

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

A Brand New Ship A Brand New Crew What could possibly go wrong? When Ishmael takes a crew of a… read more

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  • fiction
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27. Gun Runner

By: Larry Correia

4.22

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

THRILLING SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHORS LARRY CORREIA AND JOHN BROWNThe Heart… read more

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  • fiction
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28. Contrarian (The Grand Illusion #3)

By: L.E. Modesitt Jr.

4.38

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues his … read more

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  • fiction
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29. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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30. Cast in Atonement (Chronicles of Elantra, #18)

By: Michelle Sagara

4.49

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

In the City of Elantra, only one holds the key to peace—or eternal darkness. At the end of three… read more

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  • fantasy
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31. The Old Guard (House Adamant, #2)

By: Glynn Stewart

4.56

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

At the heart of humanity At the beginning of everything Hope can be born… or destroyed For mon… read more

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