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Sci fi spaceship12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() “On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. “But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it’s up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.” Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1) by Ann Leckie “On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid - a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is. “But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. “In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. This is cozy, character-driven sci-fi at its finest. This series has Murderbot in its name but do not be fooled. Note: descriptions in quotations are taken from publisher materials.Īll Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells Here are 50 speculative works that play with Spaaaaaaaaaace in all its mystifying, occasionally terrifying, really freaking huge glory, in alphabetical order. ![]() What might be out there? (Aside from The Truth, obviously.) And so my criteria for putting together this list was simple: a work of science fiction or fantasy set at least partly in outer space, or on a planet other than Earth that required space travel to get to. And there are a ton of writers who apparently just want to make me happy, because there are many, many-seriously, so many!-excellent books set in space just waiting to be read! While there are many great nonfiction books about actual space, I’ve always leaned more towards fictional Spaaaaaaaaaace, if you will. Space, that final frontier, has always been one of my favorite frontiers to explore. I grew up watching the various Star Treks and Star Wars I saw Apollo 13 in the theaters. Find her on Tumblr at jennIRL and Instagram at iamjennIRL. When she’s not working, she’s most likely gardening, running, or (obviously) reading. You can hear her on the SFF Yeah! podcast nerding out about sci-fi and fantasy. Jenn Northington has worked in the publishing industry wearing various hats since 2004, including bookseller and events director, and is currently Director of Editorial Operations at Riot New Media Group. Jenn Northington Director, Editorial Operations ![]()
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