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Space Colonization Books
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A New Eden (The Betaverse, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.66 — 348 ratings — published 2023
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.86 — 89,050 ratings — published 1992
Aurora (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.78 — 27,944 ratings — published 2015
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.26 — 127,402 ratings — published 2016
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,479,271 ratings — published 1985
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.23 — 226,315 ratings — published 2005
Hella (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.52 — 881 ratings — published 2020
Goldilocks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.72 — 5,746 ratings — published 2020
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.30 — 178,177 ratings — published 2015
Planetfall (Planetfall, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.73 — 12,892 ratings — published 2015
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.99 — 119,724 ratings — published 2013
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.95 — 60,563 ratings — published 2010
The Last Colony (Old Man's War, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.11 — 73,575 ratings — published 2007
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.96 — 41,098 ratings — published 1993
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.95 — 33,320 ratings — published 1996
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.13 — 67,027 ratings — published 1992
Foreign Land (This Foreign Universe #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.43 — 51 ratings — published
Arkhangelsk (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.16 — 728 ratings — published 2022
Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.78 — 56,277 ratings — published 2022
Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,975 ratings — published 2017
Far from the Light of Heaven (Audiobook)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.49 — 5,031 ratings — published 2021
Shielded Heart (The Infinite City)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,622 ratings — published 2019
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space (Apogee Books Space)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.21 — 559 ratings — published 1977
The Integral Trees (The State, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.76 — 9,524 ratings — published 1984
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.17 — 187,252 ratings — published 2014
The Word for World Is Forest (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.07 — 44,709 ratings — published 1972
The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.26 — 15,655 ratings — published 2018
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.95 — 38,133 ratings — published 2018
Artemis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.68 — 331,337 ratings — published 2017
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.12 — 447,235 ratings — published 2015
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.12 — 376,841 ratings — published 2017
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,016,156 ratings — published 2012
Proxima (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.81 — 7,351 ratings — published 2013
Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.09 — 60,852 ratings — published 2014
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.08 — 501,732 ratings — published 2006
Dark Eden (Dark Eden, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,588 ratings — published 2012
Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.78 — 39,948 ratings — published 2008
The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.12 — 97,397 ratings — published 2006
Embassytown (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.90 — 34,796 ratings — published 2011
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.31 — 322,570 ratings — published 2011
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.22 — 227,891 ratings — published 1952
Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,640,949 ratings — published 1965
Children of Ruin (Children of Time, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.05 — 63,194 ratings — published 2019
Terrestrial History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,079 ratings — published 2025
Oasis: Last World Volume I (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published
Exiles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.64 — 6,316 ratings — published 2025
Wayward Stars (Intrepid Saga, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as space-colonization)
avg rating 4.32 — 101 ratings — published
Dream Missions: Space Colonies, Nuclear Spacecraft and Other Possibilities (Springer Praxis Books)
by (shelved 1 time as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published
Dark Skies: Space Expansionism, Planetary Geopolitics, and the Ends of Humanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.69 — 75 ratings — published
Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as space-colonization)
avg rating 3.90 — 97 ratings — published 2004
“It’s pretty hard to get to another star system. Alpha Centauri is four light years away, so if you go at 10 per cent of the speed of light, it’s going to take you 40 years, and that’s assuming you can instantly reach that speed, which isn’t going to be the case. You have to accelerate. You have to build up to 20 or 30 per cent and then slow down, assuming you want to stay at Alpha Centauri and not go zipping past. It’s just hard. With current life spans, you need generational ships. You need antimatter drives, because that’s the most mass-efficient. It’s doable, but it’s super slow.”
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“A rat done bit my sister Nell
With whitey on the moon
Her face and arms began to swell
And whitey's on the moon
I can't pay no doctor bills
But whitey's on the moon
Ten years from now I'll be payin' still
While whitey's on the moon
The man just upped my rent last night
Cause whitey's on the moon
No hot water, no toilets, no lights
But whitey's on the moon
I wonder why he's upping me?
Cause whitey's on the moon?
Well I was already giving him fifty a week
With whitey on the moon
Taxes taking my whole damn check
Junkies making me a nervous wreck
The price of food is going up
And as if all that shit wasn't enough:
A rat done bit my sister Nell
With whitey on the moon
Her face and arm began to swell
And whitey's on the moon
Was all that money I made last year
For whitey on the moon?
How come I ain't got no money here?
Hmm! Whitey's on the moon
Y'know I just 'bout had my fill
Of whitey on the moon
I think I'll send these doctor bills
Airmail special
To whitey on the moon.”
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With whitey on the moon
Her face and arms began to swell
And whitey's on the moon
I can't pay no doctor bills
But whitey's on the moon
Ten years from now I'll be payin' still
While whitey's on the moon
The man just upped my rent last night
Cause whitey's on the moon
No hot water, no toilets, no lights
But whitey's on the moon
I wonder why he's upping me?
Cause whitey's on the moon?
Well I was already giving him fifty a week
With whitey on the moon
Taxes taking my whole damn check
Junkies making me a nervous wreck
The price of food is going up
And as if all that shit wasn't enough:
A rat done bit my sister Nell
With whitey on the moon
Her face and arm began to swell
And whitey's on the moon
Was all that money I made last year
For whitey on the moon?
How come I ain't got no money here?
Hmm! Whitey's on the moon
Y'know I just 'bout had my fill
Of whitey on the moon
I think I'll send these doctor bills
Airmail special
To whitey on the moon.”
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