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Technothrillers: Best of the 2020s
Best Technothrillers of the 2020s (published 2020-2029)
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Techno-thrillers explore the ramifications of emerging technology, science, or natural phenomena in a story where your pulse races to thriller intensity at least briefly. The genre tends toward the relatively near-reaching possibilities of sci-fi, and usually includes enough technical detail/explanation to satisfy your inner geek. This is not your classic crime mystery novel. Not a galaxy far, far away. Not a fantasy. Nothing magical. Plausible physics on/near Earth in roughly the near present/future. It can be also be non-fiction, or yes, sometimes it can indeed be rather far-fetched.

Book Group: Technothrillers
Lists:
  • Technothrillers: Favorite Authors
  • Technothrillers: Best of All Time
  • Technothrillers: Best of the 20th Century
  • Technothrillers: Best of the 21st Century
  • Technothrillers: Best of Pre-1960s
  • Technothrillers: Best of the 1960s
  • Technothrillers: Best of the 1970s
  • Technothrillers: Best of the 1980s
  • Technothrillers: Best of the 1990s
  • Technothrillers: Best of the 2000s
  • Technothrillers: Best of the 2010s
  • Technothrillers: Best of the 2020s
Additional Lists:
  • Best Technothrillers Ever
  • Best Science Thrillers

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1	Eruption by Michael Crichton 3.74 avg rating — 73,320 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 1,846,796 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Aggressor (Aggressor #1) by F.X. Holden (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 1,694 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Beachhead (Aggressor #2) by F.X. Holden (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 1,407 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Artificial Wisdom (Wisdom, #1) by Thomas R. Weaver (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 9,384 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Swarm: The hit series continues (The Aggressor Series Book 3) by F.X. Holden (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 1,128 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Upgrade by Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 129,871 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 61,085 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Midnight: A gripping Aggressor Inc. action thriller (The Aggressor Series Book 4) by F.X. Holden (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 1,053 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Extinction (Cash & Colcord, #1) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 27,261 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Critical Mass (Delta-v, #2) by Daniel Suarez (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 5,033 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 200,545 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Extinction Trials by A.G. Riddle (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 19,218 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Object by Joshua T. Calvert (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 7,534 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1) by Chris Hadfield 3.91 avg rating — 20,818 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars