20 Top fiction books like The Best of Jerry Pournelle by Jerry Pournelle

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The Best of Jerry Pournelle

By: Jerry Pournelle

4.01

Format: 618 pages, Kindle Edition

SHORT STORIES BY A MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION! Includes over a dozen stories by SF legend Jerry Pour…

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1. The Empty House

By: Rosamunde Pilcher

3.85

Format: 249 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When you read a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher you enter a special world where emotions sing from the h… read more

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  • fiction
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2. The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)

By: John Scalzi

3.33

Format: 100 pages, Hardcover

Fans of John Scalzi's "Old Man" universe, prepare yourselves: there's a long new story in that univ… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"I do not mind when you tell me what you want and put that first instead of last."

-John Scalzi, The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)

"You would rather face a life without me than to have me choose a life I would not choose for myself."

-John Scalzi, The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)

"Fear is a scavenger who feeds on the future; on what may be and what is possible, extending down the line of our lives."

-John Scalzi, The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)

"Fear sits and smiles and is predatory, immobile and silent and serene; an observer who conserves his energy and is content to wait."

-John Scalzi, The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)

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3. The Gripping Hand (Moties, #2)

By: Larry Niven , Jerry Pournelle

3.83

Format: 413 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For the safety of mankind, the aliens called Moties have been quarantined for 25 years (see THE MOT… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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4. Questions for a Soldier (Old Man's War, #1.5)

By: John Scalzi , Bob Eggleton

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

A tale set in the world of his debut novel, OLD MAN'S WAR. Published as a signed limited edition ch… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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5. The Rise of the Terran Empire (Technic Civilization 3)

By: Poul Anderson

3.97

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nicholas van Rijn, the most flamboyant member of the Polesotechnic League of star traders, could se… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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6. The Human Division (Old Man's War, #5)

By: John Scalzi

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the u… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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7. The Mote in God's Eye

By: Larry Niven , Jerry Pournelle

3.58

Format: 448 pages, ebook

In 3016, the 2nd Empire of Man spans hundreds of star systems, thanks to faster-than-light Alderson… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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8. The Puppet Masters

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.89

Format: 416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. Then came the announcement that the wh… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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9. A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

By: Vernor Vinge

4.32

Format: 775 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The prequel to A Fire Upon The Deep, this is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstell… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"So even in hell, there are clowns."

-Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

"So High, So Low, So Many Things to Know"

-Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

"So high, so low, so many things to know."

-Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

"The light shining through was a rainbow from hell."

-Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

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10. Have Space Suit—Will Travel

By: Robert A. Heinlein

4.37

Format: 224 pages,

Kip from midwest Centerville USA works the summer before college as a pharmacy soda jerk, and wins … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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11. Untouched By Human Hands

By: Robert Sheckley

4.00

Format: 126 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The 1950s saw publication of Sheckley's 1st four books: short story collections Untouched by Human … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction

12. Earth Strike (Star Carrier, #1)

By: Ian Douglas

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the vein of the hit television show Battlestar Galactica comes Earth Strike--the first book in t… read more

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13. Midworld (Humanx Commonwealth, #4)

By: Alan Dean Foster

3.00

Format: 1118 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Born was a child of the rain forest that covered Midworld, part of the primitive society that the p… read more

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14. The Satanic Verses

By: Salman Rushdie

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Versesis Salman Rushdi… read more

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15. Red Thunder (Thunder and Lightning, #1)

By: John Varley

4.57

Format: 102 pages, Paperback

Seven suburban misfits are constructing a spaceship out of old tanker cars. The plan is to beat the… read more

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16. The Egg and Other Stories

By: Andy Weir

3.00

Format: 112 pages, Audiobook

Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy W… read more

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17. Lucifer's Hammer

By: Larry Niven , Jerry Pournelle

4.54

Format: 253 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The gigantic comet had slammed into Earth, forging earthquakes a thousand times too powerful to mea… read more

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18. The Roman Hat Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #1)

By: Ellery Queen

4.04

Format: None pages, Paperback

A fine silk custom top-hat is missing from a crooked lawyer who was poisoned by lead alcohol in the… read more

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19. The End of All Things (Old Man's War, #6)

By: John Scalzi

3.33

Format: 153 pages, Hardcover

Hugo-award winning author, John Scalzi returns to his best-selling Old Man's War universe with the … read more

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20. Rolling Thunder (Thunder and Lightning, #3)

By: John Varley

3.87

Format: 334 pages,

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21. Footfall

By: Larry Niven , Jerry Pournelle

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward E… read more

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22. The Downloaded

By: Robert J. Sawyer

3.62

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

The new novel by Canada's top Science Fiction writer In 2059 two very different groups have their m… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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23. Triumphant (The Genesis Fleet, #3)

By: Jack Campbell

4.18

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

A young fleet officer and a Marine must stand together to defend their neighbors and their colony i… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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24. Governor (Ascent to Empire #1)

By: David Weber

4.53

Format: 476 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than fifty years, the Terran Republic and the Terran League have been killing one another.… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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25. 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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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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26. The Pursuit of the Pankera: A Parallel Novel About Parallel Universes

By: Robert A. Heinlein

4.01

Format: 503 pages, Kindle Edition

The Pursuit of the Pankera is one of the most audacious experiments ever done in science fiction by… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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27. The Best of Jerry Pournelle

By: Jerry Pournelle

4.01

Format: 618 pages, Kindle Edition

SHORT STORIES BY A MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION! Includes over a dozen stories by SF legend Jerry Pour… read more

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  • science fiction
  • collections
  • fiction
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28. Sam Gunn Jr.

By: Ben Bova

3.49

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

The final completed novel by Ben Bova Intergalactic explorer, venture capitalist, and Casanova S… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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29. 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

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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30. My Favorites: A Collection of Short Stories

By: Ben Bova

3.93

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

In this new anthology, Ben Bova has compiled fourteen of his favorite short stories. Each story inc… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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31. Light of the Veil (Shattered Star Legacy #1)

By: Richard Fox

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A YOUNG HERO JOURNEYS BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE IN A DESPERATE BID TO SAVE THE GALAXY F… read more

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  • science fiction
"Do not vomit in my sanctum!"

-Richard Fox, Light of the Veil (Shattered Star Legacy #1)

20 Best science fiction books like The Best of Jerry Pournelle by Jerry Pournelle

Transform Your Habits

The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)

John Scalzi

3.33

Transform Your Habits

The Gripping Hand (Moties, #2)

Larry Niven , Jerry Pournelle

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Questions for a Soldier (Old Man's War, #1.5)

John Scalzi , Bob Eggleton

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Rise of the Terran Empire (Technic Civilization 3)

Poul Anderson

3.97

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8 must-read fiction books like Governor (Ascent to Empire #1) by David Weber

Transform Your Habits

Beyond the Ranges

John Ringo

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Prince Awakens (Prince of Britannia Saga Book 1)

Fred Hughes

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Into the Real (TransDimensional Hunter #1)

John Ringo

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Governor (Ascent to Empire #1)

David Weber

4.53

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