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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDune by Frank Herbert
Intriguing Aliens
263 books — 148 voters
Contact by Carl SaganThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsChildhood's End by Arthur C. ClarkeWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl Wiggins2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Books that question our existence
38 books — 24 voters

The Bush Clinic by Stella AtriumExplorations by Nathan HystadDeath Becomes Her by Michael AnderleBite This by Michael AnderleQueen Bitch by Michael Anderle
A Must Read ScFi - 2017
180 books — 21 voters
Red Rising by Pierce BrownFoundation by Isaac AsimovRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Martian by Andy WeirLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Science-Fiction Colonization Style Books
46 books — 18 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. WellsDune by Frank HerbertChildren of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfeThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Far Future Science Fiction and Fantasy
79 books — 17 voters
Wisdom by Mark D. OwenChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Cross Maker by Jack A. TaylorDune by Frank HerbertNAMUH Book 1 by Desmond Knipe
Science Fiction & Fantasy that Explore the Spiritual Cosmos
15 books — 12 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinContact by Carl SaganWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
Books Like Project Hail Mary by Andy Wier
24 books — 10 voters
Olympus by Ben WinstonSkyward by Brandon SandersonStarship Sakira by Bob BlantonThe Adventures of Kirk Rogers by C.J. BoyleThe Tommyknockers by Stephen King
Civilians Find a Spaceship and Keep it From the Government
15 books — 6 voters

Arrival by A.G. WildeAlien Warrior Unclaimed by Ava RossDarzik by Fionne Foxxe FarradaySuddenly a Bride by Ruth Ann NordinKairn by Fionne Foxxe Farraday
Best Sci-fi Romance, Alien Romance Books
7 books — 6 voters
Hellspark by Janet KaganRemnant Population by Elizabeth MoonLittle Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper
Sapience Determination
3 books — 1 voter

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