Technothrillers: Best of the 2020s (16 books)

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
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  • 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
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  • Technothrillers: Best of the 2020s
Additional Lists:
  • Best Technothrillers Ever
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1	Eruption by Michael Crichton 3.75 avg rating — 66,557 ratings score: 290, 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) 4.50 avg rating — 1,127,791 ratings score: 100, 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
2	Blood on Their Hands by Bob Brink (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 100, 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	Aggressor (Aggressor #1) by F.X. Holden (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 1,621 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
5	Beachhead (Aggressor #2) by F.X. Holden (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 1,364 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
6	Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 7,495 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
7	Swarm: The hit series continues (The Aggressor Series Book 3) by F.X. Holden (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 1,083 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
8	Upgrade by Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 121,596 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
9	Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 57,949 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
10	Midnight: A gripping Aggressor Inc. action thriller (The Aggressor Series Book 4) by F.X. Holden (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 995 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
11	Fulcrum: The epic conclusion (The Aggressor Series Book 5) by F.X. Holden (Goodreads Author) 4.68 avg rating — 629 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
12	Extinction (Cash & Colcord #1) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 24,156 ratings score: 91, 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	Critical Mass (Delta-v, #2) by Daniel Suarez (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 4,630 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
14	The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 111,311 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
15	The Extinction Trials by A.G. Riddle (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 18,683 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
16	The Object by Joshua T. Calvert (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 6,970 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