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Space Odysseys: 44 Recent and Upcoming Interstellar Sci-Fi Reads

"Science fiction has always watched the skies. The genre has a rich tradition of looking to the rest of the cosmos for stories of life in space—or life from space arriving here on Earth. Did you know that the earliest UFO stories go back more than 2,000 years? It's true.

We've put together a collection of science fiction books published since 2020 that are either set in space or feature story lines of extraterrestrial life. Some highlights from this year, so far, include How High We Go in the Dark, the ambitious eco sci-fi cautionary tale from Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Sea of Tranquility, an equally bold future-forward vision from Emily St. John Mandel of Station Eleven fame. And for readers who like to look ahead, we've included a handful of sci-fi titles still to come between now and the end of 2022."
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Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
1
Andy Weir
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Christopher Paolini)
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
2
Christopher Paolini
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
3
Emily St.John Mandel
How High We Go in the Dark (Sequoia Nagamatsu)
How High We Go in the Dark
4
Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
5
Micaiah Johnson
Network Effect (Martha Wells)
Network Effect
6
Martha Wells
Harrow the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Harrow the Ninth
7
Tamsyn Muir
Axiom's End (Lindsay Ellis)
Axiom's End
8
Lindsay Ellis
Fugitive Telemetry (Martha Wells)
Fugitive Telemetry
9
Martha Wells
Winter's Orbit (Everina Maxwell)
Winter's Orbit
10
Everina Maxwell
Leviathan Falls (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Falls
11
James S.A. Corey
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
12
Ryka Aoki
The First Sister (Linden A. Lewis)
The First Sister
13
Linden A. Lewis
The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (Charles Soule)
The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
14
Charles Soule
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Becky Chambers)
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
15
Becky Chambers
Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Shards of Earth
16
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Last Emperox (John Scalzi)
The Last Emperox
17
John Scalzi
Dead Silence (S.A.Barnes)
Dead Silence
18
S.A.Barnes
A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
A Desolation Called Peace
19
Arkady Martine
Persephone Station (Stina Leicht)
Persephone Station
20
Stina Leicht
The Apollo Murders (Chris Hadfield)
The Apollo Murders
21
Chris Hadfield
The Last Watch (J. S. Dewes)
The Last Watch
22
J. S. Dewes
Dead Space (Kali Wallace)
Dead Space
23
Kali Wallace
Heaven's River (Dennis E Taylor)
Heaven's River
24
Dennis E Taylor
Starlight's Shadow Book 1: Hunt the Stars (Jessie Mihalik)
Starlight's Shadow Book 1: Hunt the Stars
25
Jessie Mihalik
Elder Race (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Elder Race
26
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Goldilocks (Laura Lam)
Goldilocks
27
Laura Lam
The Relentless Moon (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Relentless Moon
28
Mary Robinette Kowal
Providence (Max Barry)
Providence
29
Max Barry
The Last Human (Zack Jordan)
The Last Human
30
Zack Jordan
Far From the Light of Heaven (Tade Thompson)
Far From the Light of Heaven
31
Tade Thompson
Unconquerable Sun (Kate Elliott)
Unconquerable Sun
32
Kate Elliott
Light Years From Home (Mike Chen)
Light Years From Home
33
Mike Chen
The Moonday Letters (Emmi Itäranta)
The Moonday Letters
34
Emmi Itäranta
Under Fortunate Stars (Ren Hutchings)
Under Fortunate Stars
35
Ren Hutchings
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars (Lina Rather)
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars
36
Lina Rather
The Genesis of Misery (Neon Yang)
The Genesis of Misery
37
Neon Yang
Midsolar Mysteries Book 1: Station Eternity (Mur Lafferty)
Midsolar Mysteries Book 1: Station Eternity
38
Mur Lafferty
Nona the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Nona the Ninth
39
Tamsyn Muir
The Spare Man (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Spare Man
40
Mary Robinette Kowal
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