Books like Gateway (1978)
30 science fiction books to read after Gateway (1978), by Pohl, Frederik, the closest match first.
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Heechee Saga book 2
1. Beyond The Blue Event Horizon
by Pohl, Frederik
- Same series
- Same author
Heechee Saga #2 “In book two of the Heechee Saga, Robinette Broadhead is on his way to making a fortune by bankrolling an expedition to the Food Factory--a Heechee spaceship...
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Heechee Saga book 3
2. Heechee Rendezvous
by Pohl, Frederik
- Same series
- Same author
The third novel in Frederik Pohl's 'Heechee Saga', continuing the story of mankind's discovery of, and search for, an ancient space-faring civilization that had risen and then disappeared before the...
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Heechee Saga book 4
3. The Annals Of The Heechee
by Pohl, Frederik
- Same series
- Same author
From back cover Del Ray paperback May 1988: HORIZON'S GATEWAY Advanced Heechee technology had enabled Robinette Broadhead to live after death as a machine-stored personality. He passed the time flitting...
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4. The Gateway Trip
by Pohl, Frederik
- Same series
- Same author
The Gateway Trip is a Frederik Pohl collection of Heechee stories, from the world of the Gateway novels.
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Heechee Saga book 5
5. The Boy Who Would Live Forever: A Novel Of Gateway
by Pohl, Frederik
- Same series
- Same author
The Boy Who Would Live Forever is Frederik Pohl's last Gateway novel, in which the Heechee universe faces a new crisis.
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Night's Dawn book 1 Start here
6. The Reality Dysfunction
by Iii, David R. George
- On the same lists
Space is not the only void... In AD 2600 the human race is finally beginning to realize its full potential. Hundreds of colonized planets scattered across the galaxy host a...
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7. Miles Vorkosigan Saga
by Bujold, Lois Mcmaster
- On the same lists
There's a time for everything. There's a time to read heavy novels filled with grand ideas and space, the universe, and the destiny of mankind through Hard Science Fiction. There's...
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The Space Merchants book 1 Start here
8. The Space Merchants
by Pohl, Frederik
- Same author
- On the same lists
In his pioneering study of science fiction, New Maps of Hell, Kingsley Amis argued that The Space Merchants was possibly the best science fiction novel ever written. In the fifty-odd...
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9. Dune Chronicles
by Herbert, Frank
- On the same lists
What a crazy ass ride this series is. Still wildly popular and selling off the shelves after nearly 50 years, the Dune series has spawned a movie, computer games, board...
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Hyperion Cantos book 2
10. The Fall Of Hyperion
by Simmons, Dan
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A more recent example of a winning space opera series is the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons. The series contains four novels and several short stories, and they've been wildly successful with fans and critics alike. In 1990 the first novel in the series, Hyperion, won both the Hugo and Locus Awards.
This work is the only comprehensive guide to sequels in English, with over 84,000 works by 12,500 authors in 17,000 sequences.
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Takeshi Kovacs book 3
11. Woken Furies
by Morgan, Richard K.
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Mixing classic noir sensibilities with a searing futuristic vision of an age when death is nearly meaningless, Richard K. Morgan returns to his saga of betrayal, mystery, and revenge, as...
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Gap book 1 Start here
12. The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story
by Donaldson, Stephen R.
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Angus Thermopyle is a vicious but unsuccessful pirate who walks in with a beautiful woman on his arm. She is Morn Hyland, a police officer until she met him. His...
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13. Old Man’s War Series
by John Scalzi
- On the same lists
Got popularity? I don't know if you can find a more popular science fiction writer right now. He's socially astute, spot on with his commentary and is nearly too cool...
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Culture book 1 Start here
14. Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks
- On the same lists
A sprawling series with a well developed society complete with social norms, language, biology, artificial intelligences, and the list goes on.
Banks himself once described the plot of Consider Phlebas as: "a shipwrecked sailor falls in with a gang of pirates and goes in search of buried treasure." And that's precisely...
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15. Zone Of Thought
by Vernor Vinge
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Ever bought some electronic thing and two days later discovered it was already obsolete? Sucks. This whole idea about broken things is defined by the concept of The Singularity --...
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16. Ender Series
by Card, Orson Scott
- On the same lists
Ever read a book that is good in spite of its author's controversial reputation? Card has landed himself in a lot of hot water for his political commentary, primarily driven...
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17. The Uplift Saga
by Brin, David
- On the same lists
A series with a complex universe where politics can decide the fate of an entire race. Feudalism, bureaucracy, indentureship, international relations, ecology, there is a lot happening in this universe.
No science fiction list would be complete without the inclusion of a science fiction mystery that morphs into an action adventure. Published in 1987 Startide Rising won the Hugo, Nebula...
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Chanur book 1 Start here
18. The Pride Of Chanur
by Cherryh, C. J.
- On the same lists
Starts with Downbelow Station. The aliens are coming. The aliens are coming! Until you read Cherryh you haven't really read good aliens. She's got this peculiar gift for summoning aliens...
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19. Majipoor Series
by Silverberg, Robert
- On the same lists
At the core of all the best science fiction series is good story telling in one form or the other. I mean, who wants to read only about novel ideas...
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20. Mote Series
by Niven, Larry
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and Jerry Pournelle. A far future story of first contact after human societies already span hundreds of star systems. This story explores alien biology, society, art and impacts on humanity's economics, politics, and religions.
Starts with A Mote in God's Eye, the award winning first book in the series of 2 with the 3rd book written by one of the authors. Nothing will prepare...
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Space Odyssey book 1 Start here
21. 2001 A Space Odyssey
by Clarke, Arthur C.
- On the same lists
This novel is an epic story, a story in which two astronauts must fight for their lives, against an extraordinary computer named HAL.
The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film—and changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas...
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22. Man Plus (1977)
by Pohl, Frederik
- Same author
With nuclear war looming, the United States decides that the only way for humanity to survive is on Mars, and that people must be rebuilt for the planet's thin air....
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The Space Merchants book 2
23. The Merchants' War
by Pohl, Frederik
- Same author
A sequel to The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl, a satire of advertising and corporate power in a future where companies run the world. It was written by Pohl alone.
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Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy book 1 Start here
24. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
- On the same lists
It began as a radio series on the BBC. It was quickly adapted for television (with many of the same cast), and much later there came a film version (though...
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Culture book 2
25. Player Of Games
by Iain M. Banks
- On the same lists
Probably the best of Ian Bank's Culture novels. Strong characters and a light-hearted tone to the novel despite the "seriousness" of the actual plot make this an easy, addicting read....
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26. Foundation
by Asimov, Isaac
- On the same lists
Some softer elements, like FTL and antigrav cars, but otherwise a rational series.
Book Flap Description One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive...
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The Book Of The New Sun book 1 Start here
27. 1981: The Shadow Of The Torturer
by Wolfe, Gene
- On the same lists
The sun has dimmed, the Earth is cooler and has been transformed in wondrous ways.
'The Shadow of the Torturer' is the first book in Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun tetralogy. Narrated by Severian, a member of the Guild of Torturers, the...
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Hainish Cycle book 4
28. The Left Hand Of Darkness (1970)
by Guin, Ursula K. Le
- On the same lists
Pacifism and a anarchy—both have merits.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin won the 1970 Nebula Award for Best Novel.One of the best examples of science fiction in the genre.
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Oxford Time Travel book 1 Start here
29. Doomsday Book (1993)
by Willis, Connie
- On the same lists
In 2054, Oxford historians send students back in time to study the past. Kivrin Engle, a young historian, is sent to the English countryside in 1320. But a technician falls...
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Mars Trilogy book 1 Start here
30. Red Mars (1994)
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
- On the same lists
A mission is launched to terraform Mars in this scientific epic.
In 2026, a hundred colonists set off on the first long voyage to Mars. Among them are John Boone, the first man to walk on the planet, and his rival...
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