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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Books Set in Space

"Here are 50 speculative works that play with Spaaaaaaaaaace in all its mystifying, occasionally terrifying, really freaking huge glory, in alphabetical order."
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After the Flare (Deji Bryce Olukoton)
After the Flare
1
Deji Bryce Olukoton
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
2
Martha Wells
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
3
Ann Leckie
Ascension (Jacqueline Koyanagi)
Ascension
4
Jacqueline Koyanagi
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
5
Nnedi Okorafor
The Collapsing Empire (John Scalzi)
The Collapsing Empire
6
John Scalzi
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
7
Iain M. Banks
Dark Mirror (Diane Duane)
Dark Mirror
8
Diane Duane
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
9
Octavia Butler
Descender Volume 1 (Jeff Lemire)
Descender Volume 1
10
Jeff Lemire
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
11
Frank Herbert
Embassytown (China Miéville)
Embassytown
12
China Miéville
Empress of a Thousand Skies (Rhoda Belleza)
Empress of a Thousand Skies
13
Rhoda Belleza
Exo (Fonda Lee)
Exo
14
Fonda Lee
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
15
M.T. Anderson
Fortune's Pawn (Rachel Bach)
Fortune's Pawn
16
Rachel Bach
Galactic Empires (Edited by Neil Clarke)
Galactic Empires
17
Edited by Neil Clarke
The Galaxy Game (Karen Lord)
The Galaxy Game
18
Karen Lord
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
19
Douglas Adams
Hunger Makes the Wolf (Alex Wells)
Hunger Makes the Wolf
20
Alex Wells
Ignite the Stars (Maura Milan)
Ignite the Stars
21
Maura Milan
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
22
Patrick Ness
Star Wars: Last Shot - A Han and Lando Novel (Daniel Jose Older)
Star Wars: Last Shot - A Han and Lando Novel
23
Daniel Jose Older
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
24
James S.A. Corey
Lightless (C.A. Higgins)
Lightless
25
C.A. Higgins
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
26
Becky Chambers
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
27
Andy Weir
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
28
Ray Bradbury
Medusa Uploaded (Emily Devenport)
Medusa Uploaded
29
Emily Devenport
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
30
Yoon Ha Lee
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
31
John Scalzi
On a Red Station, Drifting (Aliette De Bodard)
On a Red Station, Drifting
32
Aliette De Bodard
Planetfall (Emma Newman)
Planetfall
33
Emma Newman
Provenance (Ann Leckie)
Provenance
34
Ann Leckie
Space Opera (Cathrynne Valente)
Space Opera
35
Cathrynne Valente
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan)
Saga
36
Brian K. Vaughan
Salvage (Alexandra Duncan)
Salvage
37
Alexandra Duncan
Six Wakes (Mur Lafferty)
Six Wakes
38
Mur Lafferty
The Space Between the Stars (Anne Corlett)
The Space Between the Stars
39
Anne Corlett
Spaceman of Bohemia (Jaroslav Kalfar)
Spaceman of Bohemia
40
Jaroslav Kalfar
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