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Best Space Books and Sci-Fi: A Space.com Reading List

The editors and writers at Space.com have put together a list of their favorite books about the universe. "These are the books that we love — the ones that informed us, entertained us and inspired us. We hope they'll do the same for you."

The main categories are
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Spaceflight and Space History
Children's Astronomy and Spaceflight
Science Fiction

Original article here: http://www.space.com/28973-best-space...

(The list is mean to reflect what's on the space.com list, so please do not add other books)

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1	Amelia, the Venutons and the Golden Cage (Amelia's Amazing Space Adventures, #2) by Evonne Blanchard (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 798, and 8 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	Amelia, the Moochins and the Sapphire Palace (Amelia's Amazing Space Adventures, #1) by Evonne Blanchard (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 793, and 8 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	Cosmos by Carl Sagan 4.40 avg rating — 164,434 ratings score: 398, and 4 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
4	The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe 4.23 avg rating — 57,403 ratings score: 385, and 4 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
5	The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 4.16 avg rating — 295,044 ratings score: 380, and 4 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
6	Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert 4.29 avg rating — 1,721,209 ratings score: 373, and 4 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
7	Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension by Michio Kaku 4.15 avg rating — 24,596 ratings score: 296, 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
8	Amelia, the Merballs and the Emerald Cannon (Amelia's Amazing Space Adventures, #3) by Evonne Blanchard (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 295, 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
9	Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach 3.95 avg rating — 61,602 ratings score: 289, 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
10	The Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,390,832 ratings score: 279, 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
11	A User's Guide to the Universe: Surviving the Perils of Black Holes, Time Paradoxes, and Quantum Uncertainty by Dave Goldberg (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 427 ratings score: 188, 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
12	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,508,108 ratings score: 184, 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
13	Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) by Dan Simmons 4.28 avg rating — 321,863 ratings score: 183, 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
14	Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) by Frederik Pohl 4.05 avg rating — 48,547 ratings score: 181, 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
15	Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne 4.23 avg rating — 13,858 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
15	Who Banged the Big Bang!: Trans-Scientific Mysteries: Decoded, Simplified by Prabha Karan (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 86 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
17	The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan 4.28 avg rating — 83,596 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
18	Comm Check...: The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia by Michael Cabbage 4.26 avg rating — 445 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
19	A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin 4.49 avg rating — 7,988 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
20	The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin 4.11 avg rating — 3,043 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
21	Look Inside Space by Rob Lloyd Jones 4.52 avg rating — 271 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
22	Max Goes to the Space Station: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog by Jeffrey O. Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 68 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
23	Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery by Margaret A. Weitekamp 3.89 avg rating — 205 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