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Here is a list of sci-fi books that have a strong other planet colonization theme, or a first contact theme. PLEASE feel free to add me any suggestions and save this list for yourself.
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 698,610 ratings
score: 400,
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Foundation (Foundation, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 586,697 ratings
score: 397,
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Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 181,213 ratings
score: 380,
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The Martian
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Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 1,256,657 ratings
score: 295,
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3 people voted
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
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James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 309,797 ratings
score: 293,
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
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Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 473,396 ratings
score: 292,
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Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
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Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 39,735 ratings
score: 199,
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Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9)
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4.23 avg rating — 41,348 ratings
score: 196,
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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4.31 avg rating — 1,458,786 ratings
score: 196,
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Coyote (Coyote Trilogy, #1)
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3.85 avg rating — 3,709 ratings
score: 195,
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The Long Earth (The Long Earth, #1)
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3.78 avg rating — 61,848 ratings
score: 194,
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 87,709 ratings
score: 194,
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The Martian Chronicles
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4.16 avg rating — 281,963 ratings
score: 191,
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Coyote Rising (Coyote Trilogy, #2)
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3.97 avg rating — 2,124 ratings
score: 186,
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Coyote Frontier (Coyote Trilogy, #3)
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3.98 avg rating — 1,680 ratings
score: 184,
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The Fifth Civilization (The Fifth Civilization #1)
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Peter Bingham-Pankratz (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 30 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Moral Compass to Be, or Not to Be
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4.40 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Alien Wargames
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3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Leaving Safety (Safety Trilogy Book 1)
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4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
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テラフォーマーズ 1 [Terafōmāzu 1] (Terra Formars, #1)
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3.63 avg rating — 806 ratings
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Voyage from Yesteryear
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3.93 avg rating — 1,103 ratings
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The Ceph: Alliance
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Matthew Poehler (Goodreads Author)
4.74 avg rating — 27 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Project Hail Mary
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Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 964,849 ratings
score: 100,
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Anathem
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Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 74,949 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Decision at Doona (Doona, #1)
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3.80 avg rating — 4,863 ratings
score: 99,
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Ultima Meridian (The Fifth Civilization #2)
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Peter Bingham-Pankratz (Goodreads Author)
4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 99,
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Dialogue Prompt: "We Are Not Alone In The Universe!"
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4.12 avg rating — 60 ratings
score: 99,
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The Ceph: Reborn: A novel of Uplift and First Contact
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Matthew Poehler (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 47 ratings
score: 99,
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Crystal Line (Crystal Singer, #3)
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4.07 avg rating — 12,777 ratings
score: 98,
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Invitation to the Game
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3.79 avg rating — 5,665 ratings
score: 98,
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On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 48,591 ratings
score: 98,
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Tunnel in the Sky
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3.96 avg rating — 14,234 ratings
score: 98,
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The Forge of God (Forge of God, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 16,195 ratings
score: 97,
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Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern, #2)
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4.10 avg rating — 52,535 ratings
score: 96,
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Pegasus in Space (The Talent, #3)
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4.19 avg rating — 7,226 ratings
score: 96,
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Explorations: Colony (Explorations, #4)
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3.93 avg rating — 207 ratings
score: 96,
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Off Armageddon Reef (Safehold, #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 12,661 ratings
score: 96,
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Spin (Spin, #1)
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4.04 avg rating — 43,952 ratings
score: 95,
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Tau Ceti: A Ship from Earth (Tau Ceti #1)
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George T. Hahn (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 51 ratings
score: 95,
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Explorations: First Contact
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3.84 avg rating — 298 ratings
score: 95,
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Proxima
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3.81 avg rating — 7,230 ratings
score: 95,
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The Book of Strange New Things
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3.66 avg rating — 32,706 ratings
score: 94,
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Explorations: Through the Wormhole
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3.71 avg rating — 360 ratings
score: 94,
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Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)
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3.96 avg rating — 40,513 ratings
score: 92,
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Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)
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3.95 avg rating — 32,865 ratings
score: 91,
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Conquistador
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3.90 avg rating — 3,257 ratings
score: 90,
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list created April 26th, 2017
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