8 best-selling aliens books like The Rifter's Covenant (Exordium, #4) by Sherwood Smith

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The Rifter's Covenant (Exordium, #4)

By: Sherwood Smith

4.16

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Inheriting an unexpected duty as ruler of the Arkad Empire, Brandon finds his power threatened by t…

"Montrose tasted the coffee. No bitterness, a blend of several beans--some of which had been grown precisely the same way for over a thousand years--and just the right temperature. If pressed, he could name the chemical makeup of the coffee and the reaction of the human body to the brew. Yet there was still an almost mystical sense of well-being that few things imparted just by smell, taste, and warmth, and coffee was one."

-Sherwood Smith, The Rifter's Covenant (Exordium, #4)

"Montrose tasted the coffee. No bitterness, a blend of several beans--some of which had been grown precisely the same way for over a thousand years--and just the right temperature. If pressed, he could name the chemical makeup of the coffee and the reaction of the human body to the brew. Yet there was still an almost mystical sense of well-being that few things imparted just by smell, taste, and warmth, and coffee was one."

-Sherwood Smith, The Rifter's Covenant (Exordium, #4)

If you liked the aliens plot in The Rifter's Covenant (Exordium, #4) by Sherwood Smith , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1) by Ngaio Marsh

1. A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.80

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

At Sir Hubert Handesley's country house party, five guests have gathered for the uproarious parlor … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) by Alastair Reynolds

2. Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)

By: Alastair Reynolds

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Nine hundred thousand years ago, something annihilated the Amarantin civilization just as it was on… read more

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  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
Cover of Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold

3. Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

3.50

Format: 290 pages, ebook

In this NOVELLA set in The World of the Five Gods and four years after the events in "Penric's Demo… read more

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  • fiction

4. A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)

By: Deanna Raybourn

3.67

Format: 348 pages,

In her thrilling new series, Deanna Raybourn, the New York Timesbestselling author of the Lady Juli… read more

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5. Penric’s Mission (Penric and Desdemona, #3)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.33

Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition

In his 30th year, Penric fell in love with light. Learned Penric, a sorcerer and divine of the B… read more

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  • fiction

6. Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)

By: Robin Hobb

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Wizardwood, a sentient wood. The most precious commodity in the world. Like many other legendary wa… read more

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7. Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.33

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Now in hardcover, the ninth book of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns t… read more

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  • fiction
"What makes you think I know?' asked Zach, who, if questioned, would deny his own existence out of sheer habit."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"I saw nothing suspicious—which is unusual. A copper can usually find something suspicious if they look hard enough."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"Always look after your people,' he said as I noted down the order. 'The way you treat them sets an example for the way they treat others."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"Lips too thick and nose too wide–he looked like he’d stepped out of an early Asterix comic. Subconscious racism, I thought–it will fuck you up every time."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

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8. Eversion

By: Alastair Reynolds

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the master of the space opera comes a dark, mind-bending adventure spread across time and spac… read more

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  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
Cover of Astray (The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist, #1) by Jenny Schwartz

9. Astray (The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist, #1)

By: Jenny Schwartz

4.19

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

Nora Devi is a xeno-archaeologist with a complicated past. She has buried more secrets than she’s d… read more

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  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • fiction
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10. Doubt (The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist #2)

By: Jenny Schwartz

4.29

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

Alien mysteries. Parental responsibilities. The scout ship Kangaroo has jumped into trouble. Nor… read more

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  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • fiction
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11. 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
  • space opera
  • fiction
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12. The Tainted Cup

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) by Suzanne Palmer

13. Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.59

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The fourth and final installment of the Finder Chronicles, a hopepunk sci-fi caper described as Mac… read more

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  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • fiction
Cover of Driving the Deep (Finder Chronicles, #2) by Suzanne Palmer

14. Driving the Deep (Finder Chronicles, #2)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From a Hugo Award-winning author comes the second book in this action-packed sci-fi caper, starring… read more

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  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • fiction
Cover of Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1) by Suzanne Palmer

15. Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1)

By: Suzanne Palmer

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From Hugo Award-winning debut author Suzanne Palmer comes an action-packed sci-fi caper starring Fe… read more

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  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • fiction
"your species has such wonderful contradictions that we find you a maddening puzzle."

-Suzanne Palmer, Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1)

"F--- that," she interrupted. "If everyone always waited till they felt ready, we'd all still be fish living on trees."

-Suzanne Palmer, Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1)

"Where do you feel your pull?" the Shielder asked. "That's how you become unstuck, by going where you are meant to be drawn, or where there are unfinished drawings of you that need completion."

-Suzanne Palmer, Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1)

Cover of The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) by Megan E. O'Keefe

16. The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.21

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Dying planets, dangerous conspiracies, and secret romance abound in the second installment of the D… read more

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  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
"A woman in possession of a bomb is in want of a reason to use it." "Oh god help us, she's been reading old shit again." Kuma said. "Hanging up now," Naira said. "Tell me if anything blows up that's n…"

-Megan E. O'Keefe, The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

Cover of Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) by L.M. Sagas

17. Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)

By: L.M. Sagas

3.92

Format: 407 pages, Paperback

L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes'… read more

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  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
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18. Spinning Silver

By: Naomi Novik

4.19

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

Spinning Silver draws readers deeper into a glittering realm of fantasy, where the boundary between… read more

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  • fiction
"He is mine, too."

-Naomi Novik, Spinning Silver

"Because my demon told me to"

-Naomi Novik, Spinning Silver

"Four years! My heart was glad as birds."

-Naomi Novik, Spinning Silver

"She was safe for another moment, one more moment, and all of life was only moments, after all."

-Naomi Novik, Spinning Silver

Cover of The Scavenger Door (Finder Chronicles, #3) by Suzanne Palmer

19. The Scavenger Door (Finder Chronicles, #3)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.17

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

From a Hugo Award-winning author comes the third book in this action-packed sci-fi caper, starring … read more

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  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • fiction
"Sorry if I've inconvenienced you," Fergus said, feeling not sorry at all. "Oh no, not at all!" the agent said, as if there had been no sarcasm in Fergus's words. "Chaos is a delight. Without it, noth…"

-Suzanne Palmer, The Scavenger Door (Finder Chronicles, #3)

Cover of Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) by R.J.  Barker

20. Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1)

By: R.J. Barker

4.10

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

In a world locked in eternal winter and haunted by prophecy, a young boy trains for years to become… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Exiled Fleet (The Divide, #2) by J.S. Dewes

21. The Exiled Fleet (The Divide, #2)

By: J.S. Dewes

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

J. S. Dewes continues her fast paced, science fiction action adventure with The Exiled Fleet, where… read more

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  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • fiction
Cover of The Rifter's Covenant (Exordium, #4) by Sherwood Smith

22. The Rifter's Covenant (Exordium, #4)

By: Sherwood Smith

4.16

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Inheriting an unexpected duty as ruler of the Arkad Empire, Brandon finds his power threatened by t… read more

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  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space opera
  • fiction
"Montrose tasted the coffee. No bitterness, a blend of several beans--some of which had been grown precisely the same way for over a thousand years--and just the right temperature. If pressed, he coul…"

-Sherwood Smith, The Rifter's Covenant (Exordium, #4)

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