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169 past books matching Space Exploration
A good pick for readers who like lunar science fiction, complicated families, political intrigue, and survival on a hostile frontier.
The Menace from Farside
Dystopian · Sci-Fi · Space Exploration
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The Menace from Farside follows Cariad Corcoran and her unlikely new sister as they search the dangerous lunar frontier for the moon’s first footprint, with a 4.0-star rating from more than 160 Amazon reviewers. A good pick for readers who like lunar science fiction, complicated families, political intrigue, and survival on a hostile frontier.
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In The Menace from Farside, Ian McDonald returns to his elegantly wound solar system of the twenty-second century, full of political intrigue and complicated families.
Remember: Lady Luna knows a thousand ways to kill you, but family is what you know. Family is what works.
Cariad Corcoran has a new sister who is everything she is not: tall, beautiful, confident. They're unlikely allies and even unlikelier sisters, but they're determined to find the moon's first footprint, even if the lunar frontier is doing its best to kill them before they get there.
Praise for Ian McDonald's Luna series
"McDonald's never written a bad novel, but Luna: New Moon is a great one."—Cory Doctorow
"With an action narrative driving this political commentary, Luna is actually a fantastically fun read as well as an important one. "—Los Angeles Review of Books
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Plagued by bad luck and a ruined reputation, navy officer Archer Devereaux is thrust into an interstellar war that demands his best instincts.
Misfortune’s Favorite
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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Plagued by bad luck and a ruined reputation, navy officer Archer Devereaux is thrust into an interstellar war that demands his best instincts. As battles escalate, resilience becomes his greatest weapon. This military science fiction thriller holds 4.5 stars on Amazon and is praised for its action, strategy, and flawed but compelling hero.
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A new action-packed military science fiction series from award-winning author John J. Spearman.
War has broken out. It'll take the Navy's finest to turn the tide.
Bad luck seems to follow navy officer Archer Devereaux like toilet paper stuck to his shoe. Even when he tries to do the right thing, he ends up in hot water—or behind bars.
Hemmed in by circumstances beyond his control, his reputation, particularly among graduates of the Phlegraean Naval Academy, has become a mess.
Fortunately, one of his superior officers knows that Devereaux is more than his mishaps. She sees that he's a clever young officer. Cool under fire.
He also demonstrates remarkable resilience, looking for—and finding—ways to overcome adversity. It’s a good thing too.
Interstellar war has come. It'll take the Navy's finest to turn the tide. It'll take Archer Devereaux.
Don't miss this new military sci-fi thrill ride from #1 Amazon bestselling author John J. Spearman. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, David Weber, and Jeffery H. Haskell!
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Former soldier Lax VanDunn wants nothing more to do with the empire that bought him as a child and shaped him into a weapon.
Starship Salvager
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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Former soldier Lax VanDunn wants nothing more to do with the empire that bought him as a child and shaped him into a weapon. Salvaging abandoned spacecraft offers a rough kind of freedom—until an ancient warship turns up carrying a secret that could break the Paragon empire’s grip on the galaxy. Expect military space opera, a high-stakes salvage mission, and one extremely reluctant hero.
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War rages between the stars. A ruthless empire crushes all resistance. And one ex-soldier will decide the fate of humanity…
The Paragon empire reduces cities to dust and devastates entire planets. Independent star systems fall one by one… until none remain. Fear keeps the population obedient, but rebels and outlaws hide in the shadows.
After decades of fighting, Lax VanDunn is free. Sold to the Paragon military as a child and shaped into a perfect soldier, war is the only life he’s ever known. When he’s released from the army at last, he swears he’s never going back.
Now, Lax works as a salvager, raiding abandoned spacecraft. When an ancient warship is discovered floating in deep space, Lax realizes it contains a priceless secret that could shatter the Paragon’s grip on the galaxy.
Lax never wanted to be a hero. But the Paragon took everything from him—and now he has a chance to strike back. Can he plan an impossible heist, and lead an inexperienced crew through the ship’s lethal defences? Or will the Paragon snatch away his prize—and humanity’s last chance of freedom?
An absolutely thrilling science-fiction adventure of tension, intrigue and hard-hitting action, Starship Salvager is perfect for fans of James S.A. Corey, Marko Kloos and Craig Alanson.
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Desperate to escape a dead end life, Ryck Lysander enlists in the Federation Marine Corps and discovers the uniform demands everything he has.
Federation Marine: Recruit
Sci-Fi · Galactic Empire · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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Desperate to escape a dead end life, Ryck Lysander enlists in the Federation Marine Corps and discovers the uniform demands everything he has. Brutal training pushes him past his limits as failure carries a deadly cost. A grounded military science fiction origin story about discipline, sacrifice, and earning a place among the stars by Jonathan P. Brazee.
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Previously published as “United Federation Marine Corps”, now updated and re-edited.
What would you do to change your life? How far would you go? How hard would you fight?
Rather than work his bones into dust toiling away on a barren world, Ryck Lysander chooses to enlist in the Federation Marine Corps.
But as he quickly finds out, this path isn't just a job. . . it's a calling. . . and not everyone is suited to wear the uniform.
Like millions before him, Ryck will need to develop discipline, endurance, and strength as he’s pushed to the very limit of what he can do, all to earn his ticket off a baren world and into the stars.
But the price of failure won't just mean going home to work the dirt fields. . . it could cost him his very life.
The time to stand is now, and Ryck will need every ounce of willpower to become what the galaxy needs. . .
He must become a Federation Marine.
From USA Today Bestseller Jonathan P. Brazee comes an epic military scifi series that is sure to draw you in and never let go. If you're a fan of Sentenced to War, Old Man's War, or Starship Troopers, this is the series for you.
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A good pick for readers who like space mysteries, missing expeditions, wormhole travel, and ensemble science fiction.
Ethos
Sci-Fi · First Contact · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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Three centuries after Earth’s first interstellar expedition vanished, its colony ship reappears near Saturn with no crew aboard, sending Captain Calvin Brooks and a new team back through the Link to search for the lost Ethos colony, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 1,700 Amazon reviewers. A good pick for readers who like space mysteries, missing expeditions, wormhole travel, and ensemble science fiction.
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Ethos was mankind’s greatest hope. Until the Link closed.
On the 300th anniversary of Earth’s first expedition to another solar system, the original colony ship miraculously appears near Saturn. But the crew of Excursion One is nowhere to be found. All that’s left is a broken android, and a string of clues.
Captain Calvin Brooks, a hero from the Solar Wars, spends his days trying to forget the past on Link Station, until he’s thrust into danger when he’s asked to pilot the decayed ship back through the wormhole to search for the Ethos colony.
Jane Vanderbilt is the world’s most renowned historian on the revamped Excursion One mission, and her connection to the crew runs deep. Jane is added to the team by a mysterious astrophysicist, loyal to the Diplomats.
Luke Dalton is haunted by tragedy. He works the mines on Mars, while the loss of his family constantly weighs on him. The Deniers have other plans. Luke’s enlisted for duty by the Diplomat’s enemy. His mission: learn what really happened on Ethos.
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When crystalline warships overwhelm humanity’s defenses, Colonel Mateo Larra must hold a fragile trans galactic base against an enemy that consumes entire civilizations.
Forward Command
Sci-Fi · First Contact · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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When crystalline warships overwhelm humanity’s defenses, Colonel Mateo Larra must hold a fragile trans galactic base against an enemy that consumes entire civilizations. With untested pilots, hidden spies, and an unstoppable living force advancing, survival rests on strategy and resolve. A high intensity military science fiction thriller where one station stands between humanity and extinction.
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Eighty missiles. Twelve get through. Barely a scratch.
When crystalline warships emerge from nowhere above Joint Base Sagittarius Arch, Colonel Mateo Larra discovers humanity’s weapons are nearly useless. The Kin’s living vessels absorb punishment that would vaporize a battleship, while their energy weapons carve through Coalition shields like tissue paper.
But the Kin are just slaves to something far deadlier… the Home, a moon-sized organism that has devoured civilizations for millennia. It doesn’t want resources or territory.
It wants biological material.
Outgunned and isolated in a hostile galaxy, Larra must defend humanity’s first trans-galactic base with whatever he has: untested pilots, civilian volunteers, and a sheer stubborn refusal to die. While mysterious six-armed aliens watch from the shadows and League spies work within, the Colonel faces an enemy that has never known defeat.
One space station. One wormhole. One chance to stop an unstoppable force.
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Stranded follows ex-soldier Evan after a colony transport explodes, leaving him and xenobiologist Anya on a hostile planet where alien relics point to a larger conspiracy, with a…
Stranded
Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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Stranded follows ex-soldier Evan after a colony transport explodes, leaving him and xenobiologist Anya on a hostile planet where alien relics point to a larger conspiracy, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 6,900 Amazon reviewers. A good pick for space opera fans who like survival stories, alien worlds, mysterious technology, and interstellar intrigue.
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Shipwrecked on a distant planet. Mysterious alien relics. His fresh start just turned into an interstellar conspiracy.
After an undercover investigation goes bad, ex-soldier Evan hopes to forge a new life on a remote colony world. But when the transport ship explodes in orbit, his plans for a peaceful early retirement go out the airlock.
He crash-lands with a small group of settlers, away from the target site and with limited resources. Unable to call for help off-world, Evan and the mission's xenobiologist Anya race for survival in the dangerous wilds—until they realize they aren’t alone on the planet.
Evan’s investigative instincts tell him that nothing about this colony mission going awry is an accident. When evidence points to an ancient alien starship hidden somewhere on the planet, he realizes that solving the mystery will be the biggest case of his life.
Can Evan survive the hostile planet long enough to uncover the truth?
Stranded is the thrilling first installment in the Starship of the Ancients series. If you like suspenseful space adventures with dynamic characters, alien worlds, and escalating interstellar intrigue, then you'll love this riveting new space opera by author A.K. DuBoff, creator of the Cadicle Universe.
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Earthbound follows climatologist Phil Bright as wormholes tear through Saturn’s rings and signal an extinction-level threat to Earth.
Earthbound
Sci-Fi · First Contact · Galactic Empire · Hard Sci-Fi · Space Exploration
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Earthbound follows climatologist Phil Bright as wormholes tear through Saturn’s rings and signal an extinction-level threat to Earth. Salvation arrives from an alien kingdom ruled by an AI sovereign, but at the cost of human independence. As Phil uncovers the truth behind this power, he must weigh survival against surrender in a choice that will define humanity’s future.
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Earth faces annihilation. A tear in spacetime. An impossible choice.
Dr. Phil Bright's specialty was weather patterns, not existential threats. But when mysterious wormholes begin to appear near Saturn, carving massive, inexplicable gaps in the planet's rings, the impossible becomes terrifyingly real. Humanity is unprepared, grappling with a phenomenon that defies all known science.
Salvation arrives from an unknown galactic kingdom, heralded by a human professor with advanced technology and an offer of help. Yet, the price is steeper than any could imagine: Earth must surrender its sovereignty and pledge allegiance to King Manay XII, an artificial intelligence sovereign ruling trillions.
As Phil navigates a world of skeptical governments, alien wonders, and the truth behind the kingdom's ancient power, he's forced to confront the ultimate dilemma: sacrifice humanity's freedom for survival, or watch the planet he loves be consumed by cosmic ruin.
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A lone scrapper uncovers a forbidden AI with a warning that could save the universe.
Star Scrapper
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration
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A lone scrapper uncovers a forbidden AI with a warning that could save the universe. Branded a criminal, he’s forced into flight across the galaxy, hunted by the very powers meant to protect it. This fast-paced space adventure holds 4.5 stars on Amazon and is praised for its action, worldbuilding, and reluctant hero.
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The war against the AI was won but a new threat is rising.
Hank Spears is content with his life as a scrapper until he unearths an artificial intelligence who warns him of a grave threat to all life in the universe. Since AI has long been outlawed and anyone caught harboring one is imprisoned or executed, the two must go on the run, fleeing into the far reaches of space.
They must avoid capture, all for the sake of those who would imprison them.
Looking for help from old friends to fight new enemies, Hank must find a way to save himself so that he can save the universe.
Can this simple scrapper become the hero the universe needs before it’s too late?
Find out in Star Scrapper, the thrilling new science fiction series from USA Today Bestselling Author J.N. Chaney and Matthew A. Goodwin.
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In the 25th century, humanity’s long peace has left its warships outdated and its defenses complacent.
Warship
Sci-Fi · Hard Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration
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In the 25th century, humanity’s long peace has left its warships outdated and its defenses complacent. When a terrifying new enemy emerges, Captain Jackson Wolfe and his aging vessel become the first and only line of resistance. Outmatched but unwilling to surrender, Wolfe must rally a civilization that has forgotten how to fight in Joshua Dalzelle’s gripping military sci-fi opener.
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2015 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction
From Joshua Dalzelle, author of the bestselling "Omega Force” series, comes an all new vision of humanity's future.
In the 25th century humans have conquered space. The advent of faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of habitable planets for colonization, and humans have exploited the virtually limitless space and resources for hundreds of years with impunity.
So complacent have they become with the overabundance that armed conflict is a thing of the past, and their machines of war are obsolete and decrepit. What would happen if they were suddenly threatened by a terrifying new enemy? Would humanity fold and surrender, or would they return to their evolutionary roots and meet force with force? One ship—and one captain—will soon be faced with this very choice. Against incredible odds, Jackson Wolfe is determined to save humanity–and in the process, might end up saving himself.
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When a bioweapon attack wipes out the command crew of the Pufferfish and reverts most humans aboard to a feral state, sanitation lieutenant Marion “Mops” Adamopoulos and her…
Terminal Alliance
Post-Apocalyptic · Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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When a bioweapon attack wipes out the command crew of the Pufferfish and reverts most humans aboard to a feral state, sanitation lieutenant Marion “Mops” Adamopoulos and her team of space janitors are the only ones left thinking clearly. As they flee attackers, pilot a ship they barely understand, and hunt for a cure, they uncover a conspiracy threatening the entire alliance.
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A “damn hilarious” military science fiction series that “skates just on the right side of the line between clever absurdity and complete chaos”—for fans of Douglas Adams and John Scalzi (Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times–bestselling author)
Hugo Award–winning author Jim C. Hines introduces the unlikely heroes who may just save the galaxy from a zombie plague: a crew of space janitors.
The Krakau came to Earth to invite humanity into a growing alliance of sentient species. However, they happened to arrive after a mutated plague wiped out half the planet, turned the rest into shambling, near-unstoppable animals, and basically destroyed human civilization. You know—your standard apocalypse.
Now, a century later, human beings might not be what they once were, but at least they’re no longer trying to eat everyone. Mostly.
Marion “Mops” Adamopoulos is surprisingly bright (for a human). As a Lieutenant on the Earth Mercenary Corps Ship Pufferfish, she’s in charge of the Shipboard Hygiene and Sanitation team. When a bioweapon attack wipes out the Krakau command crew and reverts the rest of the humans to their feral state, only Mops and her team are left with their minds intact.
Escaping the attacking aliens—not to mention her shambling crewmates—is only the beginning. Sure, Mops and her team of space janitors and plumbers can clean the ship as well as anyone, but flying the damn thing is another matter. As they struggle to keep the Pufferfish functioning and find a cure for their crew, they stumble onto a conspiracy that could threaten the entire alliance… a conspiracy born from the truth of what happened on Earth all those years ago.
With Terminal Alliance, Jim Jim C. Hines takes us into a brand-new universe of entertainment certain to appeal to fans of both Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett.
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At Seersana University, reclusive Eldritch esper Jahir struggles to navigate a vibrant, multicultural campus and the demands of xenopsychology training.
Mindtouch
Romantasy · Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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At Seersana University, reclusive Eldritch esper Jahir struggles to navigate a vibrant, multicultural campus and the demands of xenopsychology training. Second-year student Vasiht’h offers friendship and guidance, drawing them into a partnership neither expected but both may desperately need. Mindtouch opens M.C.A. Hogarth’s Dreamhealers Duology with a gentle, character-driven story of connection and growth.
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Seersana University is worlds-renowned for its xenopsychology program, producing the Alliance's finest therapists, psychiatric nurses and alien researchers. When Jahir, one of the rare and reclusive Eldritch espers, arrives on campus, he's unprepared for the challenges of a vast and multicultural society... but fortunately, second-year student Vasiht'h is willing to take him under his wing. Will the two win past their troubles and doubts and see the potential for a once-in-a-lifetime partnership? Book 1 of the Dreamhealers Duology.
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