Outer Space Books

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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,294,468 ratings — published 2011
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,163,648 ratings — published 2021
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,021,898 ratings — published 1979
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,476,659 ratings — published 1985
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,634,393 ratings — published 1965
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Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.24 — 161,636 ratings — published 2015
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Artemis Artemis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.68 — 328,811 ratings — published 2017
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These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1) These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.89 — 71,632 ratings — published 2013
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.17 — 186,168 ratings — published 2014
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Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.77 — 119,389 ratings — published 2011
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.12 — 373,259 ratings — published 2017
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.27 — 792,622 ratings — published 2014
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Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.43 — 81,496 ratings — published 2016
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 22 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.50 — 486,903 ratings — published 2015
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.31 — 320,748 ratings — published 2011
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
by (shelved 19 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.25 — 216,040 ratings — published 2018
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Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1) Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.09 — 74,300 ratings — published 2019
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Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3) Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3)
by (shelved 19 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.44 — 57,868 ratings — published 2018
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Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
by (shelved 19 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.41 — 311,830 ratings — published 2015
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Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)
by (shelved 17 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.40 — 405,332 ratings — published 2014
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A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2) A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.01 — 55,151 ratings — published 2012
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Life on Mars Life on Mars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,496 ratings — published 2017
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.18 — 337,012 ratings — published 1968
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.20 — 317,053 ratings — published 1980
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Saga, Volume 1 Saga, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.16 — 362,512 ratings — published 2012
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Shades of Earth (Across the Universe, #3) Shades of Earth (Across the Universe, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.06 — 34,464 ratings — published 2013
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.18 — 184,476 ratings — published 2019
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Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4) Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
by (shelved 14 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.36 — 152,589 ratings — published 2018
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,014,122 ratings — published 2012
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Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.24 — 173,435 ratings — published 2018
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.54 — 396,659 ratings — published 2016
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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.23 — 461,873 ratings — published 2013
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.99 — 119,373 ratings — published 2013
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Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3) Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.16 — 251,094 ratings — published 1982
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Atmosphere Atmosphere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.33 — 679,762 ratings — published 2025
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Orbital Orbital (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.50 — 144,844 ratings — published 2023
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Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.46 — 127,283 ratings — published 2020
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Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.84 — 80,756 ratings — published 2015
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.39 — 183,891 ratings — published 2012
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Ice Planet Barbarians (Ice Planet Barbarians, #1) Ice Planet Barbarians (Ice Planet Barbarians, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.62 — 204,878 ratings — published 2015
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Starflight (Starflight, #1) Starflight (Starflight, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.85 — 13,569 ratings — published 2016
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This Shattered World (Starbound, #2) This Shattered World (Starbound, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.93 — 22,325 ratings — published 2014
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4) So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.08 — 185,749 ratings — published 1984
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.17 — 598,313 ratings — published 1951
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Skyward (Skyward, #1) Skyward (Skyward, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.46 — 167,014 ratings — published 2018
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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1) To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.80 — 70,735 ratings — published 2020
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Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as outer-space)
avg rating 4.11 — 271,608 ratings — published 1986
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Redshirts Redshirts (ebook)
by (shelved 11 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.87 — 118,044 ratings — published 2012
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Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5) Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)
by (shelved 11 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.96 — 139,606 ratings — published 1992
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Winter’s Orbit Winter’s Orbit (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as outer-space)
avg rating 3.98 — 27,483 ratings — published 2021
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Avijeet Das
“Writing makes sense when nothing else does. My thoughts need an outlet, jettisoning off to some place. Could it be to a parallel universe or to outer space? Do aliens also write their thoughts in their diaries?”
Avijeet Das

Ron Garan
“Earth is a small town with many neighborhoods in a very big universe.”
Ron Garan, The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles

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