8 must-read space books like Relic by Alan Dean Foster

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Relic

By: Alan Dean Foster

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The last known human searches the galaxy for companionship in a brilliant standalone novel from the…

If you liked the space plot in Relic by Alan Dean Foster , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Mister Slaughter (Matthew Corbett, #3)

By: Robert McCammon

4.32

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

The world of Colonial America comes vibrantly to life in this masterful new historical thriller by … read more

Similar categories in Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter (Matthew Corbett, #3) book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Ultima

By: Stephen Baxter

4.02

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

Fresh from his latest collaboration with Terry Pratchett on the Long Earth sequence Stephen Baxter … read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
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3. Infinity Beach

By: Jack McDevitt

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

We are alone, because centuries of SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) missions found … read more

Similar categories in Jack McDevitt's Infinity Beach book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space
  • fiction

4. The Star Beast

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.43

Format: 42 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Lummox had been the Stuart family pet for years. Though far from cuddly and rather large, it had al… read more

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5. Downward to the Earth

By: Robert Silverberg

3.90

Format: 176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Who knoweth the spirit of men that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to… read more

Similar categories in Robert Silverberg's Downward to the Earth book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • audiobook

6. Proxima

By: Stephen Baxter

2.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The very far future: The galaxy is a drifting wreck of black holes, neutron stars, and chill white … read more

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7. The New Springtime (New Springtime, #2)

By: Robert Silverberg

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

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8. Tau Zero

By: Poul Anderson

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Poul Anderson's Tau Zero is an outstanding work of science fiction, in part because it combines two… read more

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9. The Engines of God (The Academy, #1)

By: Jack McDevitt

3.77

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Two hundred years ago, humans made a stunning discovery in the far reaches of the solar system: a h… read more

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10. I, Starship: A Space Opera

By: Scott Bartlett

4.17

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

As a Marine, Henry Morgan would have said it was more likely he’d die from enemy fire than from bei… read more

Similar categories in Scott Bartlett's I, Starship: A Space Opera book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction
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11. The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

By: Samit Basu

3.59

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

Shantiport was supposed to be a gateway to the stars. But the city is sinking, and its colonist rul… read more

Similar categories in Samit Basu's The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
"You exist, and you deserve to belong."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"Usually when my life goes according to plan, it turns out the plan was made by someone else"

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"It's all very clear, I just chose not to get it, I just decided everyone who didn't agree with my vision was lying, or a fool."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"I don't want to talk about this. It's not that I think you're wrong, but it's too big for me. I'll never be able to do anything about it."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

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12. 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 Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Relic

By: Alan Dean Foster

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The last known human searches the galaxy for companionship in a brilliant standalone novel from the… read more

Similar categories in Alan Dean Foster's Relic book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
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14. Mal Goes to War: A Novel

By: Edward Ashton

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and… read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Mal Goes to War: A Novel book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Machine (White Space, #2)

By: Elizabeth Bear

3.92

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling and addictive novel set in the same universe as the critically acclaimed White S… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2) book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • audiobook
"People are so complicated."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Then, oh shit, nanotech tentacles."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Sneaky manipulative bundle of code."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Anxiety was a distraction I did not need."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

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16. Generation Ship

By: Michael Mammay

3.83

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

In this riveting, stand-alone novel from Michael Mammay, author of  Planetside,  the beginning of a… read more

Similar categories in Michael Mammay's Generation Ship book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
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17. Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

By: Christopher Paolini

3.44

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited pla… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Paolini's Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0) book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
"The melatonin hit like a meteorite"

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

"That was the moment he had fallen for her. It wasn't love at first sight. Hell, it wasn't even lust at first sight. But it was close enough."

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

"Sometimes the universe decided to rip apart your life and stomp on the pieces, and there wasn't a damn thing you could do about it except say, "Now what?"

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

"Perhaps it existed only to stand in contrast with the whole nature, as if to say, "We were here." Alex wasn't sure if the thought was morbid or inspiring."

-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)

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18. The Ark

By: Christopher Coates

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Technology has developed to the point where a person can be placed in a Sleep State: a cross betwee… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Coates's The Ark book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

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

19. 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 Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
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20. Carpathians

By: Paul Dixon

4.34

Format: 560 pages, Kindle Edition

An epic First Contact story on a galactic scale. Humans have reached the stars, but there is no ev… read more

Similar categories in Paul Dixon's Carpathians book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
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21. Jury Duty

By: Peter Cawdron

4.26

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

The United Nations is thrown into chaos when an alien spacecraft is discovered buried beneath the i… read more

Similar categories in Peter Cawdron's Jury Duty book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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22. The Art of War

By: Peter Cawdron

4.53

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

Commander Lisa Chao works in the US Navy’s Strategic Planning Center in Pearl Harbor. When tensions… read more

Similar categories in Peter Cawdron's The Art of War book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Fatal Flaws (Gate Ghosts, #13) by S. H. Jucha

23. Fatal Flaws (Gate Ghosts, #13)

By: S. H. Jucha

4.58

Format: 505 pages, Kindle Edition

Admiral Cordelia prosecutes multiple Krackus territories simultaneously with Trident squadrons. How… read more

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24. 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

Similar categories in Joshua T. Calvert's The Mars Anomaly: Hard Science Fiction book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction
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25. The Last Astronaut

By: David Wellington

3.61

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Mission Commander Sally Jansen is Earth’s last astronaut–and last hope–in this gripping near-future… read more

Similar categories in David Wellington's The Last Astronaut book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
Cover of Planetside (Planetside, #1) by Michael Mammay

26. Planetside (Planetside, #1)

By: Michael Mammay

3.99

Format: 384 pages, ebook

A seasoned military officer uncovers a deadly conspiracy on a distant, war-torn planet… War hero… read more

Similar categories in Michael Mammay's Planetside (Planetside, #1) book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • audiobook
"I could let go of the dead, but I couldn’t let go of the living."

-Michael Mammay, Planetside (Planetside, #1)

Cover of Earth Warden - Complete Series Box Set (Books 1-5): An Epic Sci-Fi Adventure by Tyler Aston

27. Earth Warden - Complete Series Box Set (Books 1-5): An Epic Sci-Fi Adventure

By: Tyler Aston

4.62

Format: 2309 pages, Kindle Edition

***At last – the complete Earth Warden Saga in one gigantic box set! 5 entire novels = 2,300 pages … read more

Similar categories in Tyler Aston's Earth Warden - Complete Series Box Set (Books 1-5): An Epic Sci-Fi Adventure book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction
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28. Void Drifter

By: J.N. Chaney

4.26

Format: 632 pages, Kindle Edition

The Amazon Rainforest holds a world-changing secret. A ship lost to time from another world.College… read more

Similar categories in J.N. Chaney's Void Drifter book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • audiobook
Cover of Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4) by Marko Kloos

29. Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4)

By: Marko Kloos

4.36

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A nationalist uprising triggers an interstellar wrest for control in an epic novel of embattled wor… read more

Similar categories in Marko Kloos's Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4) book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space
  • fiction
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30. Saturation Point

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.93

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

A group of scientists and soldiers are hunted by mysterious enemies in a terrifying new climate thr… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Saturation Point book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
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31. Daughters of the Wild

By: Natalka Burian

2.83

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

“A gorgeous, different, and completely engrossing book. Burian’s writing is transporting -- and exa… read more

Similar categories in Natalka Burian's Daughters of the Wild book and Alan Dean Foster's Relic

  • fiction
  • audiobook

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Nathan Hystad

4.43

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