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25 science fiction books to read after Light Bringer, by Brown, Pierce, the closest match first.

  1. Morningstar

    1. Morningstar

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow...

  2. Golden Son

    2. Golden Son

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by...

  3. Iron Gold

    3. Iron Gold

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the epic next chapter of the Red Rising Saga, the #1 bestselling author of Morning Star pushes the boundaries of one of the boldest...

  4. Dark Age

    Red Rising Trilogy book 5

    4. Dark Age

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    He broke the chains. Then he broke the world….A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he’s an outlaw.Cast out of the...

  5. Red Rising (not Magic, But Hunger Games Survival Meets School Setting With Some Fantasy Elements)

    5. Red Rising (not Magic, But Hunger Games Survival Meets School Setting With Some Fantasy Elements)

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    Books in this sub-genre focus almost entirely on magic, but Red Rising stands in stark contrast to that. Part dystopia, part sci-fi fantasy, Red Risingfocuses on the story of a...

  6. Morning Star

    6. Morning Star

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    The final volume in Pierce Brown's mega popular Red Rising trilogy. This book came out February 2016; it managed to impress us.So far, this has been our favorite read of...

  7. Some Desperate Glory

    7. Some Desperate Glory

    by Tesh, Emily

    • On the same lists
    Hugo winner 2024

    While we live, the enemy shall fear us.All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea...

  8. Translation State

    8. Translation State

    by Leckie, Ann

    • On the same lists

    "Translation State" is a 2023 science fiction novel by Ann Leckie, set in the Imperial Radch universe. It follows three characters whose lives intersect as they deal with the mystery...

  9. Starter Villain

    9. Starter Villain

    by John Scalzi

    • On the same lists

    Depois de um divórcio conturbado, Charlie abandonou o trabalho como jornalista e passou a se dedicar ao ensino, mas não tem nem muito dinheiro, nem amigos ou parentes próximos, só...

  10. The Terraformers

    10. The Terraformers

    by Annalee Newitz

    • On the same lists

    On Sask-E, a corporate-owned planet being terraformed, Destry is a ranger who maintains the ecosystem. She discovers a hidden city of people who should not exist, inside a volcano, and...

  11. In Ascension

    11. In Ascension

    by Martin MacInnes

    • On the same lists

    Leigh grows up in Rotterdam, drawn to the water to escape a violent father, and becomes a marine biologist. When a trench is discovered in the Atlantic, she joins the...

  12. Chain-Gang All-Stars

    12. Chain-Gang All-Stars

    by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    • On the same lists

    She felt their eyes, all those executioners…Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a...

  13. System Collapse

    The Murderbot Diaries book 7

    13. System Collapse

    by Wells, Martha

    • On the same lists

    Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back.Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a...

  14. The Ten Percent Thief

    14. The Ten Percent Thief

    by Lavanya Lakshminarayan

    • On the same lists

    Apex City, once Bangalore, is ruled by a Bell Curve: the elite Virtuals live online, while those who score lowest are sent to live as Analogs, without power or running...

  15. Corey Fah Does Social Mobility

    15. Corey Fah Does Social Mobility

    by Isabel Waidner

    • On the same lists

    Corey Fah is about to receive a windfall from the Social Evils prize, but the trophy, a neon-beige object with a hint of the UFO, never quite arrives. Corey, partner...

  16. In the Lives of Puppets

    16. In the Lives of Puppets

    by Klune, T. J.

    • On the same lists

    In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum...

  17. The Marriage Act

    17. The Marriage Act

    by John Marrs

    • On the same lists

    In Britain, the Sanctity of Marriage Act offers couples perks such as better healthcare and lower taxes if they accept a 'Smart Marriage', with an AI device recording their conversations....

  18. The Light Pirate

    18. The Light Pirate

    by Lily Brooks-Dalton

    • On the same lists

    Florida is slipping away. As devastating weather patterns and rising sea levels gradually wreak havoc on the state’s infrastructure, a powerful hurricane approaches a small town on the southeastern coast....

  19. The Ferryman (cover not available)

    19. The Ferryman

    by Cronin, Justin

    • On the same lists

    On the island of Prospera, people live long lives until their forearm monitors drop below ten percent. Then a ferryman takes them to a third island, the Nursery, to be...

  20. The Future

    20. The Future

    by Alderman, Naomi

    • On the same lists

    Martha Einkorn escapes her father's doomsday cult and takes a job with Lenk Sketlish, who runs the world's largest social network. Elsewhere an internet survivalist in Singapore is hunted by...

  21. Land of Milk and Honey

    21. Land of Milk and Honey

    by C Pam Zhang

    • On the same lists

    In a near future where climate collapse has made food scarce and most people live on grey mung-bean flour, a 29-year-old chef takes a job at a remote mountain community....

  22. The Deep Sky

    22. The Deep Sky

    by Yume Kitasei

    • On the same lists

    Eighty graduates of an elite programme are aboard the Phoenix, sent to start a new generation in deep space. When a bomb kills three crew and pushes the ship off...

  23. Bridge

    23. Bridge

    by Lauren Beukes

    • On the same lists

    After her mother's death, Bridge finds a cocoon-like pod called a dreamworm among her belongings, and realises her mother may have been telling the truth about it. Its threads let...

  24. I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

    24. I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

    by Marisa Crane

    • On the same lists

    In a near future the Department of Balance punishes wrongdoers not with prison but with extra shadows, and people who carry them are shunned as Shadesters. Kris, a Shadester, has...

  25. Children of Memory

    Children Of Time book 3

    25. Children of Memory

    by Tchaikovsky, Adrian

    • On the same lists

    Sequel to Children of Ruin.On Imir, Captain Holt founded a hopeful new colony on an empty world. But generations later, his descendants are struggling to survive. As harvests worsen and...

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