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The best science fiction books that describe the future of space exploration and planet colonization
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The Martian
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Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 1,255,290 ratings
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Ptolemy's Child (The Ani Maxima Files #1)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 64 ratings
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SuperVirus (The Ani Maxima Files #2)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Colonization (Colonization #1-5)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Kepler Moon Alpha (Colonization, #1)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 63 ratings
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The Ani Maxima Files: Collection (The Ani Maxima Files #1-3)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 40 ratings
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The Deep Space Collection
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Veiled Sky (The Ani Maxima Files #3)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.72 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Dominion
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 159 ratings
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Flying in the Rain (The Ani Maxima Files #5)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.78 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Enigma (The Ani Maxima Files #4)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Silent Lucidity (The Ani Maxima Files #6)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.80 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Selenocentric
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Maelstrom
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Endeavor
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Flesh and Blood (The Ani Maxima Files #7)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.67 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Terraformer
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Soul Sister (The Ani Maxima Files #8)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.62 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Social Animal (The Ani Maxima Files #9)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.77 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Nevermore (Ani Maxima Salvation #1)
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.86 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Paper Doll: Ani Maxima Salvation #2
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Sister Rise: Ani Maxima Salvation #3
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.88 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
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Ani Maxima Salvation: The Complete Trilogy
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Scott McElhaney (Goodreads Author)
4.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
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4.18 avg rating — 332,487 ratings
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Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
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3.94 avg rating — 127,714 ratings
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Predators of Eden (Horizon Alpha, #1)
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4.16 avg rating — 763 ratings
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Freedom's Landing (Catteni, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 12,266 ratings
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Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 60,681 ratings
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Dune (Dune #1)
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4.29 avg rating — 1,590,140 ratings
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The Martian Chronicles
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4.16 avg rating — 281,765 ratings
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Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
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4.11 avg rating — 268,505 ratings
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The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3)
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David Brin (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 27,282 ratings
score: 260,
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Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
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David Brin (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 33,141 ratings
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Starship Troopers
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4.01 avg rating — 243,376 ratings
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Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
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Dennis E. Taylor (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 116,919 ratings
score: 199,
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For We Are Many (Bobiverse, #2)
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Dennis E. Taylor (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 69,979 ratings
score: 197,
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Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)
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3.95 avg rating — 32,851 ratings
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The Martian Race (Adventures of Viktor & Julia, #1)
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3.74 avg rating — 992 ratings
score: 194,
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Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,511 ratings
score: 174,
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Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 16,246 ratings
score: 172,
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The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld #2)
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3.88 avg rating — 33,646 ratings
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Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
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Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 39,706 ratings
score: 156,
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Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8)
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Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 23,081 ratings
score: 156,
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Cetaganda (Vorkosigan Saga, #9)
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Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 21,068 ratings
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
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Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 30,011 ratings
score: 152,
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Iron Sunrise (Eschaton, #2)
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Charles Stross (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 9,390 ratings
score: 149,
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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
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4.26 avg rating — 145,921 ratings
score: 145,
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
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3.89 avg rating — 388,404 ratings
score: 139,
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Children of Dune (Dune #3)
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3.95 avg rating — 241,785 ratings
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The Earth Gate
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Chris Comish (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The History of American Aviation and Space Travel
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Richard S. Hartmetz (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Fire Wind (The Wind Drifters, #1)
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Guy S. Stanton III (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 64 ratings
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Bajo un cielo anaranjado (Sistema Solar, #1)
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Manuel Alfonseca (Goodreads Author)
3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Cobalt Slave
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Jon Walker (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings
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The Legacy of Heorot (Heorot, #1)
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3.94 avg rating — 7,722 ratings
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Exiled to the Stars
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William Zellmann (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 64 ratings
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The Wanderers
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Meg Howrey (Goodreads Author)
3.54 avg rating — 5,475 ratings
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Dark Eden (Dark Eden, #1)
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Finding Life on Mars: A novel of isolation
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Jason Dias (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth
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Kate Greene (Goodreads Author)
3.53 avg rating — 664 ratings
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Leaving Safety (Safety Trilogy Book 1)
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The Empress of Mars
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Voyage to Alpha Centauri
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Beowulf's Children (Heorot, #2)
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Mother of Eden (Dark Eden, #2)
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Horizon Beta (Horizon Arc) (Volume 4)
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Scout's Honor
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Henry Vogel (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 109 ratings
score: 98,
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Daughter of Eden (Dark Eden, #3)
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Rama II (Rama #2)
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In the Courts of the Crimson Kings (Lords of Creation, #2)
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Scout's Oath (Scout's Honor #2)
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Henry Vogel (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Alien Stars (Alien Stars #1)
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Scout's Duty (Scout series)
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Henry Vogel (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Chanur's Endgame (Chanur, #4-5)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 675 ratings
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The Sky So Big and Black
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Scout’s Law (Scout’s Honor, #4)
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Henry Vogel (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Red Thunder (Thunder and Lightning, #1)
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Regenesis (Cyteen, #4)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 1,484 ratings
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Vanguard (The Genesis Fleet, #1)
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Marsbound (Marsbound, #1)
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Angel with the Sword (Merovingen Nights, #0)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 1,019 ratings
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Unearthed (Unearthed, #1)
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Amie Kaufman (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 7,910 ratings
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Tripoint (The Company Wars, #6)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 1,372 ratings
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The Lords of Creation (Superluminary #1)
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Serpent's Reach
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 1,423 ratings
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The Space Vampires (Superluminary #2)
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4.21 avg rating — 104 ratings
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Finity's End (The Company Wars, #7)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 1,477 ratings
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The World Armada (Superluminary #3)
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Shon'jir (The Faded Sun, #2)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 1,577 ratings
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Superluminary (Superluminary, #1-3)
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Hellburner (The Company Wars, #5)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 1,573 ratings
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Mistress of the Waves
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Heavy Time (The Company Wars, #4)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 1,929 ratings
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Scaling The Rim
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Cuckoo's Egg (Age of Exploration, #3)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,806 ratings
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Cloud-Castles
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Dave Freer (Goodreads Author)
4.54 avg rating — 113 ratings
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Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 2,176 ratings
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Maitha
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Mar 15, 2016 01:10PM
This list should include The Knife of Never Letting go.
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