19 must-read science fiction books like The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4 by Allan Kaster

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The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4

By: Allan Kaster

3.85

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

An unabridged collection spotlighting the best hard science fiction stories published in 2019 by cu…

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1. Aurora

By: Kim Stanley Robinson

3.77

Format: 466 pages, Hardcover

A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, AURORA tells the incredible s… read more

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"Then it's a matter of troubleshooting, grasping the bull by the horns, seizing the nettle, coping and hoping, damning torpedoes and trying any old thing."

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

"There are ecological, biological, sociological, and psychological problems that can never be solved to make this idea work. The physical problems of propulsion have capture your fancy, and perhaps th…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

"Statistically it was not greatly different than it had been for previous generations, but anecdotally it had become so prominent that every problem was noticed and remarked. The cognitive error calle…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

"We had a project on this trip back to the solar system, and that project was a labor of love. It absorbed all our operations entirely. It gave a meaning to our existence. And this is a very great gif…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

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2. Diaspora

By: Greg Egan

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

By the end of the 30th century humanity has the capability to travel the universe, to journey beyon… read more

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  • science fiction

3. The Alien Chronicles

By: B.V. Larson , Hugh Howey , Daniel Arenson , David Gatewood , Blair Babylon , Jennifer Foehner Wells , Peter Cawdron , Moira Katson , Samuel Peralta , Nicolas Wilson , Will Swardstrom , Stefan Bolz , Annie Bellet , Patrice Fitzgerald , Geoffrey Wakeling , None , Autumn Kalquist

3.55

Format: None pages,

Intelligent life on other planets: it's the brass ring of space exploration. Do extra-terrestrial s… read more

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4. The Druid Gene: A Novel in the Confluence Universe

By: Jennifer Foehner Wells

3.75

Format: None pages,

Darcy has a ten-thousand-year-old secret buried in her genetic code. As a second year medical stude… read more

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5. Iron & Blood (Expansion Wars Trilogy, #2)

By: Joshua Dalzelle

2.57

Format: None pages,

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6. The Slow Sad Suicide of Rohan Wijeratne

By: Yudhanjaya Wijeratne

5.00

Format: 30 pages,

So what were you before? Astrophysicist, said 116. You? Alcoholic, said Rohan. Sixteen light-years … read more

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7. The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4)

By: Ann Leckie

3.65

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

An inquisitive life-form finds there’s more to existence than they ever dreamed in an imaginative s… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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8. Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)

By: John Scalzi

4.18

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human poten… read more

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  • short stories
Cover of Eight Ball (Starship for Sale, #6) by M.R. Forbes

9. Eight Ball (Starship for Sale, #6)

By: M.R. Forbes

4.51

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

When things fell apart, they fell apart fast, leaving Ben to pick up the pieces. Unwilling to su… read more

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  • science fiction
Cover of How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1) by James S.A. Corey

10. How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.01

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

An astronaut’s interstellar mission is a personal journey of a thousand second chances in an exhila… read more

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11. Just Out of Jupiter's Reach (The Far Reaches, #5)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.87

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

A revolutionary experiment in space opens a woman’s eyes to the meaning of solitude in a thought-pr… read more

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  • short stories
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12. The Last Watch (The Divide, #1)

By: J.S. Dewes

3.96

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The Expanse meets Game of Thrones in J. S. Dewes's fast-paced, sci-fi adventure The Last Watch, whe… read more

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  • science fiction
Cover of Falling Down (The Boy in the Iron Box, #1) by Guillermo del Toro

13. Falling Down (The Boy in the Iron Box, #1)

By: Guillermo del Toro

3.56

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

A group of mercenaries on an unsanctioned mission survives a plane crash in whiteout conditions in … read more

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"It can all end in a moment. Take for yourself now what tomorrow might not give you."

-Guillermo del Toro, Falling Down (The Boy in the Iron Box, #1)

Cover of 2023 SciFi Anthology (The Science Fiction Novelists, #3) by S.A. Gibson

14. 2023 SciFi Anthology (The Science Fiction Novelists, #3)

By: S.A. Gibson

3.90

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

Hunger by Marc NeufferThe Committee by DJ CamdenTime Seeds by Marc NeufferThe Ghost and the Machine… read more

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15. 2022 SciFi Anthology (The Science Fiction Novelists, #2)

By: E.J. Runyon

3.86

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

Be prepared for wonder and amazement. * Bits of terror, * Aliens, * Twisted reality, * Dystopia… read more

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  • short stories
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16. Starship For Rent

By: M.R. Forbes

4.16

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

When Noah sees an advertisement offering him a chance to rent a starship, he’s convinced it has to … read more

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Cover of The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack  (Science Fiction Megapack, #5) by Gardner Dozois

17. The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack (Science Fiction Megapack, #5)

By: Gardner Dozois

3.86

Format: 479 pages, Kindle Edition

The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through… read more

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  • short stories
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18. The Mars Anomaly: Hard Science Fiction

By: Joshua T. Calvert

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When the Solar Flare took out the world’s power……nobody could explain why the street lights still g… read more

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19. The Fossil

By: Joshua T. Calvert

4.15

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

A human fossil on Mars. An astronaut who lost her memory and a powerful organization that keeps a s… read more

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20. Generation of Vipers (Seeds, #2)

By: Peter Cawdron

4.39

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

Generation of Vipers is the sequel to Wherever Seeds May Fall. Two years have passed since comet… read more

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21. The Forever Ship (Starship Omega Book 1)

By: Scott Bartlett

4.12

Format: 517 pages, Kindle Edition

Only Omega can free humanity. When the Ornu came, they took Earth in a single night. Humanity neve… read more

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Cover of 2024 SciFi Anthology (The Science Fiction Novelists, #4) by S.A. Gibson

22. 2024 SciFi Anthology (The Science Fiction Novelists, #4)

By: S.A. Gibson

3.87

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

For Lovers of Speculative Science Fiction This, our fourth, anthology brings you a collection of 2… read more

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23. Wherever Seeds May Fall (Seeds, #1)

By: Peter Cawdron

4.32

Format: 359 pages, Paperback

Astronomers from around the world watch in awe as an extrasolar comet approaches Saturn, being draw… read more

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  • science fiction
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24. The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

By: Joe Haldeman

4.07

Format: 654 pages, Kindle Edition

The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK® collects 28 science fiction stories, 1 novel, and interviews wit… read more

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25. Starship For Rent 3

By: M.R. Forbes

4.54

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Better the devil you know? Intercepted by the Warden after a narrow escape, Noah, Ben, and the res… read more

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26. Best of British Science Fiction 2020

By: Donna Scott

3.99

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-six stories that represent some of the best SF published anywhere during 2020: stories of he… read more

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  • science fiction
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27. The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4

By: Allan Kaster

3.85

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

An unabridged collection spotlighting the best hard science fiction stories published in 2019 by cu… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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28. Starship For Rent 4

By: M.R. Forbes

4.61

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

It only gets harder from here… After barely making it out of their latest task alive, Noah, Ben, a… read more

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Cover of Spring Into SciFi: 2022 Edition by Greg Eccleston

29. Spring Into SciFi: 2022 Edition

By: Greg Eccleston

3.99

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Spring Into SciFi returns for its 5th year, bringing a fresh crop of tales to tickle the minds of s… read more

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30. Starship For Rent 5

By: M.R. Forbes

4.66

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

SERIES FINALE! Noah, Ben, and the rest of the crew have done the impossible—defied the Warden and … read more

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31. Alien Dimensions #22: Space Fiction Short Stories Anthology Series

By: Neil A. Hogan

3.84

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Alien Dimensions is a space fiction short stories anthology series featuring amazing authors from a… read more

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9 must-read short stories books like The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4 by Allan Kaster

Transform Your Habits

The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4)

Ann Leckie

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)

John Scalzi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1)

James S.A. Corey

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Just Out of Jupiter's Reach (The Far Reaches, #5)

Nnedi Okorafor

3.87

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21 must-read science fiction books like Eight Ball (Starship for Sale, #6) by M.R. Forbes

Transform Your Habits

Constant Sorrow (Backyard Starship, #15)

J.N. Chaney

4.68

Transform Your Habits

Dark Peace (Slip Runner #2)

J.N. Chaney

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Eight Ball (Starship for Sale, #6)

M.R. Forbes

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Blackest Ocean (Backyard Starship, #8)

J.N. Chaney

4.64

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