16 must-read science fiction books like Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void by Mike Ashley

Cover of Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void by Mike Ashley

Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

By: Mike Ashley

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Astronauts constructing a new space station must avert destruction from a missile sent by an unknow…

If you liked the science fiction plot in Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void by Mike Ashley , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of The Wall by Shaun Whiteside, Marlen Haushofer

1. The Wall

By: Shaun Whiteside , Marlen Haushofer

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

First published to acclaim in Germany, The Wall chronicles the life of the last surviving human on … read more

Similar categories in Shaun Whiteside's The Wall book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • fiction
"Even now I’m nothing but a thin skin covering a mountain of memories."

-Shaun Whiteside, The Wall

"My only teacher is as ignorant and untrained as I am, for my only teacher is myself."

-Shaun Whiteside, The Wall

"Never again shall I sit above the alpine roses in the midday sun, listening to the great silence."

-Shaun Whiteside, The Wall

"External freedom has probably never existed, but neither have I ever known anyone who knew inner freedom."

-Shaun Whiteside, The Wall

Cover of Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4) by Ian Fleming

2. Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

By: Ian Fleming

3.64

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

"Listen, Bond," said Tiffany Case. "It’d take more than Crabmeat Ravigotte to get me into bed with … read more

Similar categories in Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • fiction
  • adventure
"Ir ļoti skumji mazgāt ve­ļu, ja tajā nav neviena vīrieša krekla."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

"Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

"Outside the bus the smell of sulphur hit Bond with sickening force. It was a horrible smell, from somewhere down in the stomach of the world."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

"Bond sat for a moment frozen to his chair. Suddenly, there flashed unwanted into his mind that most sinister line in poetry: 'They reckon ill who leave me out. When me they fly, I am the wings."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

Cover of Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1) by China Miéville

3. Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1)

By: China Miéville

3.80

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies the city of New Crobuzon, where th… read more

Similar categories in China Miéville's Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin

4. Tuf Voyaging

By: George R.R. Martin

3.37

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From the multiple award-winning, best-selling author of The Song of Ice and Fire series: Haviland T… read more

Similar categories in George R.R. Martin's Tuf Voyaging book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1) by Terry Pratchett

5. Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1)

By: Terry Pratchett

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Holy wood is a different sort of place. People act differently here. Everywhere else the most impo… read more

Similar categories in Terry Pratchett's Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • fiction
Cover of The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) by Tad Williams

6. The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)

By: Tad Williams

3.91

Format: 192 pages,

With The Dragonbone Chair, Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten… read more

Similar categories in Tad Williams's The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny

7. Roadmarks

By: Roger Zelazny

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

read more

Similar categories in Roger Zelazny's Roadmarks book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Matter (Culture, #8) by Iain M. Banks

8. Matter (Culture, #8)

By: Iain M. Banks

3.35

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

In a world renowned within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one brother it means… read more

Similar categories in Iain M. Banks's Matter (Culture, #8) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • space
  • fiction
Cover of A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple, #7) by Agatha Christie

9. A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple, #7)

By: Agatha Christie

3.72

Format: 395 pages, Paperback

A handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman! Rex Fortescue, king of a finan… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple, #7) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • fiction

10. The Machine Stops

By: E.M. Forster

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial… read more

Similar categories in E.M. Forster's The Machine Stops book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The State of the Art (Culture, #4) by Iain M. Banks

11. The State of the Art (Culture, #4)

By: Iain M. Banks

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

The first ever collection of Iain Banks' short fiction, this volume includes the acclaimed novella,… read more

Similar categories in Iain M. Banks's The State of the Art (Culture, #4) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2) by Agatha Christie

12. The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.80

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

A practical joke goes chillingly, murderously wrong in Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie’s classic d… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • fiction
"It's a rotten job, but somebody's got to do it."

-Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

"To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness."

-Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

"You've brought out your best butter." [you're laying on the flattery thickly]"

-Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

"What I think is a different matter. Maybe I think some rather curious things—but until thinking's got you somewhere it's no use talking about it."

-Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

13. The Wandering Earth

By: Liu Cixin , Holger Nahm , None , None

3.73

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

First published in Science Fiction World, July 2000. I've never seen the night, nor seen a star; I'… read more

Similar categories in Liu Cixin's The Wandering Earth book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

14. Bloodchild and Other Stories

By: Octavia E. Butler

4.02

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable B… read more

Similar categories in Octavia E. Butler's Bloodchild and Other Stories book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

15. The Menace from Earth (Future History, #18)

By: Robert A. Heinlein

4.60

Format: 645 pages, Paperback

She was beautiful She was smart She was irresistable She was after my boyfriend... Contents: * The … read more

Similar categories in Robert A. Heinlein's The Menace from Earth (Future History, #18) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

16. Star Maker

By: Olaf Stapledon

4.33

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

Star Makeris a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a his… read more

Similar categories in Olaf Stapledon's Star Maker book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

17. Thunderball (James Bond, #9)

By: Ian Fleming

4.34

Format: 168 pages,

"The girl looked him up and down. He had dark, rather cruel good looks and very clear, blue-grey ey… read more

Similar categories in Ian Fleming's Thunderball (James Bond, #9) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

Cover of Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5) by Seanan McGuire

18. Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)

By: Seanan McGuire

3.91

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children she was carrying the body of her deliciou… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • fiction
"You're not tall, but you walk like you are."

-Seanan McGuire, Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)

"New things are the best kind of magic there is."

-Seanan McGuire, Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)

"I have a reservoir filled with lightning under my heart."

-Seanan McGuire, Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)

"When a scientist speaks, it behooves the ordinary soul to listen."

-Seanan McGuire, Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)

Cover of A Winter Grave by Peter  May

19. A Winter Grave

By: Peter May

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the plane… read more

Similar categories in Peter May's A Winter Grave book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Haunters at the Hearth: Eerie Tales For Christmas Nights by Tanya Kirk

20. Haunters at the Hearth: Eerie Tales For Christmas Nights

By: Tanya Kirk

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"But something odd does happen here at Christmas time. When I first heard the story, I thought it w… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Kirk's Haunters at the Hearth: Eerie Tales For Christmas Nights book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of Termush by Sven Holm

21. Termush

By: Sven Holm

3.31

Format: 119 pages, Paperback

Introduced by Jeff VanderMeer, welcome to a luxury hotel at the end of the world in this post-apoca… read more

Similar categories in Sven Holm's Termush book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
"An inspired lie could be preferred to a malignant truth."

-Sven Holm, Termush

"I must ask myself whether I am not colouring what I see with my own views."

-Sven Holm, Termush

"- I do have some faith in democracy, but I don't think that this vote can be regarded as a matter of course as democratic. The voters knew too little about the alternatives. - They are always Ill-inf…"

-Sven Holm, Termush

Cover of Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

22. Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.35

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the third and final novel i… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • space
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights by Tanya Kirk

23. Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights

By: Tanya Kirk

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Another festive edition to the Tales of the Weird series, following on from Spirits of the Season a… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Kirk's Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-Bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird (Tales of the Weird) by Henry Bartholomew

24. Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-Bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird (Tales of the Weird)

By: Henry Bartholomew

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Unlike the Gothic, which tends to fixate on the past, the haunted, and the ghostly, early weird fic… read more

Similar categories in Henry Bartholomew's Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-Bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird (Tales of the Weird) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4) by Seanan McGuire

25. In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.16

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather … read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • fiction
"No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion."

-Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

"She was ordinary. She was remarkable. Of such commonplace contradictions are weapons made."

-Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

"If you want to help her, you need to help yourself first. No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion."

-Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

"There is wanting and there is needing, and when you want, you can make good choices, but when you need, it’s important the people around you not be looking to take advantage."

-Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

Cover of Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (Tales of the Weird) by Daisy Butcher

26. Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (Tales of the Weird)

By: Daisy Butcher

3.91

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for the… read more

Similar categories in Daisy Butcher's Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (Tales of the Weird) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
"Oh, how stubbornly does love - or even that cunning semblance of love which flourishes in the imagination, but strikes no depth of root into the heart - how stubbornly does it hold its faith, until t…"

-Daisy Butcher, Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (Tales of the Weird)

Cover of The Society of Time: The Original Trilogy and Other Stories (British Library Science Fiction Classics Book 16) by John Brunner

27. The Society of Time: The Original Trilogy and Other Stories (British Library Science Fiction Classics Book 16)

By: John Brunner

3.90

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

'A picture was coming to him now. He could visualise the path of history in each of those innumerab… read more

Similar categories in John Brunner's The Society of Time: The Original Trilogy and Other Stories (British Library Science Fiction Classics Book 16) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • short stories
Cover of The Question Mark by Muriel Jaeger

28. The Question Mark

By: Muriel Jaeger

3.32

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In 1926 Muriel Jaeger, dissatisfied with the Utopian visions of H G Wells and Edward Bellamy, set o… read more

Similar categories in Muriel Jaeger's The Question Mark book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void by Mike Ashley

29. Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

By: Mike Ashley

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Astronauts constructing a new space station must avert destruction from a missile sent by an unknow… read more

Similar categories in Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • adventure
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
Cover of Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) by Nathan Ballingrud

30. Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)

By: Nathan Ballingrud

4.18

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into th… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Ballingrud's Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) book and Mike Ashley's Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction

25 must-read fiction books like Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void by Mike Ashley

Transform Your Habits

The Wall

Shaun Whiteside , Marlen Haushofer

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

Ian Fleming

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1)

China Miéville

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Tuf Voyaging

George R.R. Martin

3.37

View all the books

21 Top fiction books like Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5) by Seanan McGuire

Transform Your Habits

The Three Witches and The Master

Max Nowaz

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Thornhedge

T. Kingfisher

4.00

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)

Seanan McGuire

3.91

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.