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100 Must-Read Books About Space

"The books we so often associate with our future–books about space–are full of the same themes our very oldest stories contain. Adventure. Discovery. Confronting the unknown. Finding our limits. Constantly and always questioning what it means to be human."
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1
Arthur C. Clarke
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
2
Stephen Hawking
A Passion for Space (Marianne J.Dyson)
A Passion for Space
3
Marianne J.Dyson
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
4
Madeleine L'engle
Aftermath (Chuck Wendig)
Aftermath
5
Chuck Wendig
Almost Heaven: The Story of Women in Space (Betty Ann Holtzmann Kevles)
Almost Heaven: The Story of Women in Space
6
Betty Ann Holtzmann Kevles
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
7
Richard K. Morgan
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Col. Chris Hadfield)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
8
Col. Chris Hadfield
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
9
Neal Stephenson
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
10
Ann Leckie
Arrival (Stories of Your Life MTI) (Ted Chiang)
Arrival (Stories of Your Life MTI)
11
Ted Chiang
Ascension (Jacqueline Koyanagi)
Ascension
12
Jacqueline Koyanagi
Behind the Throne (K.B.Wagers)
Behind the Throne
13
K.B.Wagers
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (Simon Singh)
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
14
Simon Singh
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
15
Nnedi Okorafor
Bitch Planet (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Bitch Planet
16
Kelly Sue Deconnick
Central Station (Lavie Tidhar)
Central Station
17
Lavie Tidhar
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
18
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Coming of Age in the Milky Way (Timothy Ferris)
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
19
Timothy Ferris
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
20
Iain M. Banks
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
21
Carl Sagan
Dark Orbit (Carolyn Ives Gilman)
Dark Orbit
22
Carolyn Ives Gilman
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
23
Octavia Butler
Death by Black Hole (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Death by Black Hole
24
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Death of a Neutron Star (Eric Kotani)
Death of a Neutron Star
25
Eric Kotani
Descender Volume 1 (Jeff Lemire)
Descender Volume 1
26
Jeff Lemire
Dove Arising (Karen Bao)
Dove Arising
27
Karen Bao
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
28
C.J. Cherryh
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
29
Frank Herbert
Dust (Elizabeth Bear)
Dust
30
Elizabeth Bear
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
31
Orson Scott Card
Eve: The Empyrean Age (Tony Gonzales)
Eve: The Empyrean Age
32
Tony Gonzales
Fluency (Confluence #1) (Jennifer Foehner Wells)
Fluency (Confluence #1)
33
Jennifer Foehner Wells
Fortune's Pawn (Rachel Bach)
Fortune's Pawn
34
Rachel Bach
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
35
Iaac Asimov
Gabriel's Ghost (Linnea Sinclair)
Gabriel's Ghost
36
Linnea Sinclair
Gravity (Tess Gerritsen)
Gravity
37
Tess Gerritsen
Half Way Home (Hugh Howey)
Half Way Home
38
Hugh Howey
Hidden Figures Young Reader's Edition (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures Young Reader's Edition
39
Margot Lee Shetterly
How It Ends (Chris Impey)
How It Ends
40
Chris Impey
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