20 best-selling science fiction fantasy books like Assassin's Orbit by John Appel

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Assassin's Orbit

By: John Appel

3.71

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Golden Girls meets The Expanse with a side of Babylon FiveMurder forces unlikely allies On the eve…

If you liked the science fiction fantasy plot in Assassin's Orbit by John Appel , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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Gareth L. Powell

1. The Recollection

By: Gareth L. Powell

3.77

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

Parallel stories set in present day and 400 years in the future connect in unexpected and profoundl… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell 's The Recollection book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
Cover of The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1) by Megan E. O'Keefe

2. The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.11

Format: 491 pages, Paperback

When a spy is stranded on a dead planet with her mortal enemy, she must first figure out how to sur… read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3) by Tamsyn Muir

3. Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)

By: Tamsyn Muir

4.35

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party.… read more

Similar categories in Tamsyn Muir's Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Love and freedom don't coexist."

-Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)

"This is all there is to love? Simply by being in your life, I have added indelibly to its weight?"

-Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)

"Have you been eating sand again?' [Cam asked] 'I haven't eaten sand in months', Nona protested, then more truthfully: 'Weeks,' and more truthfully than that: 'one week."

-Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)

Cover of Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) by Mur Lafferty

4. Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)

By: Mur Lafferty

3.71

Format: 457 pages, Paperback

From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroil… read more

Similar categories in Mur Lafferty's Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction
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5. Farilane (The Rise and Fall, #2)

By: Michael J. Sullivan

4.58

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

#1 Epic Fantasy Bestseller in Audiobooks Some truths are dangerous, certain secrets best conceal… read more

Similar categories in Michael J. Sullivan's Farilane (The Rise and Fall, #2) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
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6. Witch King

By: Martha Wells

3.71

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

"I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Marth… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Witch King book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Mother bared her fangs. "Stop being overdramatic." Kai would have loved to, if dramatic things would stop happening to him."

-Martha Wells, Witch King

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7. Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

By: Everina Maxwell

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set… read more

Similar categories in Everina Maxwell's Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Society isn't something you can just snap your fingers and change."

-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

"This is nothing. One more incredibly dumb problem to baffle my therapist with."

-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

"It's not fair. It's not equal. You have to let things go, over and over and over again. But it's mine, and it's important, and I'm doing what I can."

-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

"I used to be unusable because I was a mess," Tennal said. "Now I've spent time as a ranker and time as an officer, and you know what? Now I'm unusable by choice."

-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

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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

Similar categories in Alastair Reynolds's Eversion book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • science fiction
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9. The Spare Man

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and an heiress, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space li… read more

Similar categories in Mary Robinette Kowal's The Spare Man book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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10. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
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11. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)

By: Django Wexler

3.77

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a … read more

Similar categories in Django Wexler's How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

12. House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.51

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to a… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
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13. Alien Clay

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . On the distant world of Kiln li… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
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14. Vagabonds

By: Hao Jingfang

3.39

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

A century after the Martian war of independence, a group of kids are sent to Earth as delegates fro… read more

Similar categories in Hao Jingfang's Vagabonds book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of In Our Stars (The Doomed Earth, #1) by Jack Campbell

15. In Our Stars (The Doomed Earth, #1)

By: Jack Campbell

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Lieutenant Selene Genji has one last chance to save the Earth from destruction in this pulse-poundi… read more

Similar categories in Jack Campbell's In Our Stars (The Doomed Earth, #1) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • space opera
  • fiction
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16. Bear Head (Dogs of War, #2)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Mars. The red planet. A new frontier for humanity, a civilization where humans can live in peace, l… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Bear Head (Dogs of War, #2) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
" Jimmy: “What, you’re my goddamn drugs counsellor now, are you?"

-Adrian Tchaikovsky, Bear Head (Dogs of War, #2)

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17. A Coup of Tea (Tea Princess Chronicles, #1)

By: Casey Blair

4.28

Format: 402 pages, ebook

When the fourth princess of Istalam is due to dedicate herself to a path serving the crown, she mak… read more

Similar categories in Casey Blair's A Coup of Tea (Tea Princess Chronicles, #1) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • mystery
  • fiction
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18. The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)

By: Josiah Bancroft

3.82

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

The first book in a wildly inventive and mesmerizing new fantasy series from acclaimed author Josia… read more

Similar categories in Josiah Bancroft's The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • mystery
  • fiction
"Do not neglect to live your life. No cause, no matter how noble, will ever love you."

-Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)

"Administrators are oblivious and generally get in the way; effective employees learn to work around them. That's how it always is."

-Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)

"I read in the paper yesterday that astronomers believe there are planets out there that don't ride on a rail around a star like our rock does. They call them nomads. These nomads are up there wanderi…"

-Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)

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19. Noor

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.82

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

From Africanfuturist luminary Okorafor comes a new science fiction novel of intense action and thou… read more

Similar categories in Nnedi Okorafor's Noor book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

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

20. 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

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science 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)

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21. Fly with Me

By: Andie Burke

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A sparkling and steamy opposites-attract romance, Fly with Me by Andie Burke is filled with sharp b… read more

Similar categories in Andie Burke's Fly with Me book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • fiction
  • lgbt
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22. Under Fortunate Stars

By: Ren Hutchings

3.93

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Fleeing the final days of the generations-long war with the alien Felen, smuggler Jereth Keeven's f… read more

Similar categories in Ren Hutchings's Under Fortunate Stars book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) by L.M. Sagas

23. 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

Similar categories in L.M. Sagas's Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Tea Set and Match (Tea Princess Chronicles, #2) by Casey  Blair

24. Tea Set and Match (Tea Princess Chronicles, #2)

By: Casey Blair

4.34

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

Miyara saved the city of Sayorsen and the dragons. She was happy with the place she'd made for hers… read more

Similar categories in Casey Blair's Tea Set and Match (Tea Princess Chronicles, #2) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • fiction
Cover of One Nation Under Guns: How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy by Dominic Erdozain

25. One Nation Under Guns: How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy

By: Dominic Erdozain

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This takedown of American gun culture argues that the nation’s founders did not intend the Second A… read more

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26. AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

By: Kai-Fu Lee

3.86

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In a groundbreaking blend of science and imagination, the former president of Google China and a le… read more

Similar categories in Kai-Fu Lee's AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

"Many people think smartphones and apps already know too much about us, but XR will take things to a whole new level."

-Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

"Imagine, a $1,000 political assassin! And this is not a far-fetched danger for the future, but a clear and present danger."

-Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

"autonomous weapons are already a clear and present danger, and will become more intelligent, nimble, lethal, and accessible at an unprecedented speed."

-Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

"More data leads to better AI (artificial intelligence), more automation leads to greater efficiency, more usage leads to reduced cost, and more free time leads to greater productivity. All of these w…"

-Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

Cover of Ten Low (Ten Low, #1) by Stark Holborn

27. Ten Low (Ten Low, #1)

By: Stark Holborn

3.86

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

Ten Low is eking out a living at the universe's edge. An ex-medic, ex-con, desperate to escape her … read more

Similar categories in Stark Holborn's Ten Low (Ten Low, #1) book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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28. The Salvation Gambit

By: Emily Skrutskie

3.65

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

A hotheaded hacker must outwit the AI at the heart of a rogue warship–turned–penal colony if she an… read more

Similar categories in Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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29. The Sky on Fire

By: Jenn Lyons

3.75

Format: 435 pages, Hardcover

Enter a world ruled by dragons… Anahrod lives only for survival, preferring to thrive in the ju… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Lyons's The Sky on Fire book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) by James S.A. Corey

30. The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.24

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is ab… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
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31. Assassin's Orbit

By: John Appel

3.71

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Golden Girls meets The Expanse with a side of Babylon FiveMurder forces unlikely allies On the eve… read more

Similar categories in John Appel's Assassin's Orbit book and John Appel's Assassin's Orbit

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction

29 Top fiction books like Assassin's Orbit by John Appel

Transform Your Habits

The Recollection

Gareth L. Powell

3.77

Transform Your Habits

The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

Megan E. O'Keefe

4.11

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Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)

Tamsyn Muir

4.35

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Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)

Mur Lafferty

3.71

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19 must-read fiction books like Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) by Mur Lafferty

Transform Your Habits

The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)

Malka Ann Older

3.64

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

Transform Your Habits

The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

Megan E. O'Keefe

4.11

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Translation State

Ann Leckie

4.09

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