Space Adventure Books

Space adventure books launch their characters beyond Earth's atmosphere into the vast unknown. These stories trade in alien encounters, interstellar travel, and the frontier spirit of exploration, set against the awe-inspiring and often hostile backdrop of the cosmos.

21 books
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke book cover

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke, 1968
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge book cover
Fantasy

A Fire Upon the Deep

Vernor Vinge, 1992
A Memory Called Empire book cover

A Memory Called Empire

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie book cover
Non-Fiction

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie, 2013
Dark Intelligence by Neal L. Asher book cover
Non-Fiction

Dark Intelligence

Neal L. Asher, 2015
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio book cover
Non-Fiction

Empire of Silence

Christopher Ruocchio, 2019
Gateway by Frederik Pohl book cover
Non-Fiction

Gateway

Frederik Pohl, 1977
Hyperion by Dan Simmons book cover
Fantasy

Hyperion

Dan Simmons, 1989
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey book cover
Science Fiction

Leviathan Wakes

James S.A. Corey, 2009
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir book cover
Science Fiction

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir, 2021
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson book cover
Non-Fiction

Red Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson, 1992
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke book cover

Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke, 1973
Ringworld by Larry Niven book cover
Non-Fiction

Ringworld

Larry Niven, 1970
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson book cover
Non-Fiction

Seveneves

Neal Stephenson, 2015
Solaris by Stanisław Lem book cover
Non-Fiction

Solaris

Stanisław Lem, 2012
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal book cover
Non-Fiction

The Calculating Stars

Mary Robinette Kowal, 2018
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams book cover
Science Fiction

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams, 2016
The Martian by Andy Weir book cover
Science Fiction

The Martian

Andy Weir, 2016
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven book cover
Non-Fiction

The Mote in God's Eye

Larry Niven, 1974
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) book cover

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor book cover
Science Fiction

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Dennis E. Taylor, 2016
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