Books like Ultima
30 science fiction books to read after Ultima, by Stephen Baxter, the closest match first.
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Proxima book 1 Start here
1. Proxima
by Stephen Baxter
- Same series
- Same author
The story of how we colonise a new world, and the discovery of an ancient secret that will change our understanding of our place in the Universe for ever. Sequel...
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2. The Race
by Nina Allan
- On the same lists
For the last few years, Nina Allan has been attracting a lot of attention and award nominations for the haunting quality of her short stories. Now she brings that same...
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Firefall book 2
3. Echopraxia
by Peter Watts
- On the same lists
The sequel to his acclaimed Blindsight begins in the wilderness, where biologist Daniel Bruks has turned his back on humanity. Intruders force him to retreat to a strange monastery, but...
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Chronicle Of The Fallers book 1 Start here
4. The Abyss Beyond Dreams
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- On the same lists
A self-proclaimed prophet is haunted by visions of a lost civilisation, and the Commonwealth's founder, Nigel Sheldon, goes to find out whether they come from the Void, the vast region...
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5. 2015: The Bone Clocks
by Mitchell, David
- On the same lists
The story starts in 1984, introducing us to a 15-year-old girl from England named Holly. The book shares the significant moments in Holly's life as she intersects with various characters,...
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6. Wolves
by Simon Ings
- On the same lists
It*s the near future; the economy is running down, and so is the environment. When Conrad and Michel are at school, Micky is obsessed with the end of the world,...
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Fractured Europe book 1 Start here
7. Europe In Autumn
by Dave Hutchinson
- On the same lists
Europe is crumbling, nation states are falling apart, in their place are emerging a myriad of tiny independent statelets, some as small as a city block, some as long and...
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The Jackpot Trilogy book 1 Start here
8. The Peripheral
by Gibson, William
- On the same lists
In a run-down part of America's rural South where jobs are scarce, Flynne and her veteran brother, Burton, make a precarious offering security services in an online game. But in...
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9. Lagoon
by Okorafor, Nnedi
- On the same lists
Three strangers, a marine biologist who has just had a bust-up with her husband, a soldier who has just had a fight with his superior, and a rapper who has...
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10. Afterparty
by Daryl Gregory
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Gregory is one of several authors who had more than one book published during the year. One, We Are All Completely Fine, is a very effective horror story, but it...
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11. Bête
by Adam Roberts
- On the same lists
Adam Roberts is another author who produced more than one book in the year. In fact, five books came out: a glorious pastiche of Jules Verne, Twenty Trillion Leagues Under...
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12. The Southern Reach Trilogy
by Vandermeer, Jeff
- On the same lists
The three complete novels that make up this trilogy, Annihilation, Authority and Acceptance, were all first published during 2014. Brought together, they make for a fascinating mixture of science fiction...
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13. Ancillary Sword
by Leckie, Ann
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Ann Leckie's first book, Ancillary Justice, won just about every award going, including the Hugo, the Nebula, the Arthur C. Clarke and the BSFA awards. Now, here's the sequel to...
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14. My Real Children
by Walton, Jo
- On the same lists
Patricia is a confused old lady, whose memories of the past don't make sense, because she is remembering two very different pasts. In her first job as a teacher at...
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15. All Those Vanished Engines
by Paul Park
- On the same lists
Paul Park's return to science fiction takes the form of an alternate history, or a set of alternate histories, or nested alternate histories, or perhaps something else entirely. We begin...
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16. A Man Lies Dreaming
by Tidhar, Lavie
- On the same lists
In his World Fantasy Award winning novel Osama, Lavie Tidhar turned Osama bin Laden into the hero of a series of pulp noir novels in an alternate version of our...
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17. Yesterday’s Kin
by Nancy Kress
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This short novel by one of the most reliable writers in the genre is a first contact story with a difference. Aliens have landed in New York, or rather, just...
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18. The Girl With All The Gifts
by M. R. Carey
- On the same lists
Melanie is a clever girl, she has a genius-level IQ and she's only 10 years old. But the adults looking after her keep her tied up and at gunpoint, because...
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19. The Bees
by Laline Paull
- On the same lists
Throughout the history of the genre, authors have written dystopian views of highly regimented societies where everyone is assigned a place from birth and must stick to that role. Well...
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by James L. Cambias
- On the same lists
When a bunch of Hugo and Nebula award winners queue up to praise a first novel from a brand new writer, and when they compare it to Hal Clement and...
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21. Evolution
by Stephen Baxter
- Same author
This novel chronicles human evolution by telling a story where each character represents a different evolutionary stage.
If Last and First Men is the most spectacular, panoramic view of the future of life in our Solar System, Evolution runs it a close second. It begins 65 million...
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Three Body Series book 1 Start here
22. Three Body Problem (chinese)
by Liu, Cixin
- On the same lists
If you are looking for an introduction to the best Chinese science fiction, look no further than Lui Cixin's stunning and much celebrated award-winning trilogy which has sold nearly half...
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23. The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August
by Claire North
- On the same lists
What would you do if you could live your life over and over again? It may not be as idyllic an option as it sounds, as Claire North demonstrates in...
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24. The Time Ships
by Stephen Baxter
- Same author
1995 was the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, and in celebration Stephen Baxter produced one of the best novels in his long and...
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25. Phase Space
by Stephen Baxter
- Same author
Phase Space is a Stephen Baxter short story collection set in the Manifold series.
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26. Titan
by Stephen Baxter
- Same author
From back cover Eos paperback March 2001: HUMANKIND'S GREATEST -- AND LAST -- ADVENTURE! Possible signs of organic life have been found on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. A group of...
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27. Vacuum Diagrams
by Stephen Baxter
- Same author
Stephen Baxter is undoubtedly one of the stars of modern, scientifically literate sf, and he really stakes his claim to be one of the masters of space opera with the...
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28. Reality Dust
by Stephen Baxter
- Same author
On the moons of Jupiter an escaped scientist discovers a lifeform in the ice.
On the moons of Jupiter an escaped scientist discovers a lifeform in the ice.
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29. Xeelee Sequence
by Stephen Baxter
- Same author
A complictated sequence of stories and novels that span several billion years and includes the expansion of humanity and wars with aliens. The science is believable the world building is stellar.
A complictated sequence of stories and novels that span several billion years and includes the expansion of humanity and wars with aliens. The science is believable the world building is...
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30. Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
- On the same lists
Is there anything new to be done with a post-apocalypse scenario? Well, read Station Eleven and find out.In a performance of King Lear, one snowy night in Toronto, the leading...
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