Books like The Collapsing Empire
27 science fiction books to read after The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi, the closest match first.
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The Interdependency book 3
1. The Last Emperox
by John Scalzi
- Same series
- Same author
The Interdependency is collapsing as the Flow streams, which link its worlds, fail. Grayland II, the new emperox, has to unite her people and defeat those who profit from the...
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The Broken Earth book 3
2. The Stone Sky
by Jemisin, N. K.
- On the same lists
Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel 2018Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel 2018 The shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling...
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Machineries Of Empire book 2
3. Raven Stratagem
by Yoon Ha Lee
- On the same lists
The Hexarchate, an empire whose weapons depend on its calendar, is under attack from outside, and the undead tactician Shuos Jedao has taken command of its fleet. Whether he is...
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4. Six Wakes
by Mur Lafferty
- On the same lists
"A space adventure set on a lone ship where the clones of a murdered crew must find their murderer -- before they kill again. It was not common to awaken...
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5. Provenance
by Leckie, Ann
- On the same lists
A stand-alone adventure set in the world of Ancillary Justice. Ingray has just one chance to secure the status she craves and regain priceless lost artefacts prized by her people:...
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6. New York 2140
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
- On the same lists
It is 2140.The waters rose, submerging New York City.But the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever.Every street became a canal....
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7. Borne
by Vandermeer, Jeff
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In a ruined city, Rachel, a scavenger, finds a small creature named "Borne" tangled in the fur of Mord, a gigantic bear made by a biotech firm. She knows her...
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8. American War
by Omar El Akkad
- On the same lists
"An audacious and powerful debut novel: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in the middle--a story that asks what might happen if America...
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9. Dreams Before the Start of Time
by Anne Charnock
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Anne Charnock imagines the changes in how people have children across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, in the story of a woman and her family across generations. The reproductive technologies...
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10. Autonomous
by Annalee Newitz
- On the same lists
When anything can be owned, how can we be freeEarth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, traversing the world in a submarine as a pharmaceutical Robin Hood,...
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11. Sea of Rust
by C. Robert Cargill
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"A scavenger robot wanders in the wasteland created by a war that has destroyed humanity in this evocative post-apocalyptic "robot western" from the critically acclaimed author, screenwriter, and noted film...
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12. Spaceman of Bohemia
by Jaroslav Kalfar
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"When Jakub Procha is sent into space to examine a cosmic dust cloud covering Venus, it may be a solo suicide mission. Dreaming of becoming a national hero and desperate...
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13. Gather the Daughters
by Jennie Melamed
- On the same lists
On an isolated island, the children of a small community live under strict rules set by their parents, who have told them that the world beyond is poisoned. Every year...
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14. Artemis
by Weir, Andy
- On the same lists
JASMINE BASHARA never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity's first...
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15. Waking Gods
by Neuvel, Sylvain
- On the same lists
"26 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up dozens of feet below ground on the palm of what seems to be a giant...
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Binti book 2
16. Home
by Okorafor, Nnedi
- On the same lists
Binti, a young woman of the Himba people, has left Earth for the university on another world and survived a war. In the second novella she returns home to her...
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The Expanse book 6
17. Babylon's Ashes
by James S.a. Corey
- On the same lists
The Expanse Saga continues in the 6th installment. The Free Navy – a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships – has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign...
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18. All Our Wrong Todays
by Elan Mastai
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Tom Barren lives in a utopian version of 2016 with flying cars and jetpacks, thanks to his father's invention of time travel. When he travels back to 1965 and a...
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The Murderbot Diaries book 1 Start here
19. All Systems Red
by Wells, Martha
- On the same lists
The series is about an artificial construct designed as a Security Unit, which manages to override its governor unit, thus enabling it to develop independence. It calls itself Murderbot, and...
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20. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
by Stephenson, Neal
- On the same lists
Tristan Lyons hires Melisande Stokes, a Harvard linguist, to translate historic texts for a classified government agency, the Department of Diachronic Operations. Her translations point to a past in which...
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21. Head On
by John Scalzi
- Same author
Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through...
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Old Man's War book 6
22. The End Of All Things
by John Scalzi
- Same author
Humans expanded into space... only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was the Colonial Union formed, to help protect us from a...
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23. When the Moon Hits Your Eye
by John Scalzi
- Same author
One day the Moon turns into a ball of cheese, and every piece of moon rock on Earth with it. John Scalzi follows an ensemble through a single lunar cycle,...
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Old Man's War book 7
24. The Shattering Peace
by John Scalzi
- Same author
A decade after the treaty that ended the wars between the Colonial Union, Earth and the alien Conclave, an asteroid holding the 50,000-person Unity Colony disappears from space. Gretchen Trujillo,...
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25. Starter Villain
by John Scalzi
- Same author
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...
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26. The Kaiju Preservation Society
by John Scalzi
- Same author
NÃO ESTAMOS APENAS PROTEGENDO VOCÊ DOS ANIMAIS. ESTAMOS PROTEGENDO OS ANIMAIS DE VOCÊ.Quando a cidade de Nova York é assolada pela covid-19, Jamie Gray perde o emprego e passa a...
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Old Man's War book 1 Start here
27. Old Man's War
by John Scalzi
- Same author
Geriatrics are transferred into healthier bodies and enhanced soldier bodies.
John Scalzi is one of the shining lights of today’s science fiction landscape. His first novel, Old Man’s War, was an incredible introduction, bringing Scalzi to international attention, as well...
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