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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2052 times as space)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,932,168 ratings — published 2021
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1775 times as space)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,394,674 ratings — published 2011
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 766 times as space)
avg rating 4.10 — 417,293 ratings — published 2017
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 741 times as space)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,088,305 ratings — published 1979
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
by (shelved 726 times as space)
avg rating 4.16 — 200,078 ratings — published 2014
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 705 times as space)
avg rating 4.31 — 342,444 ratings — published 2011
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 672 times as space)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,726,027 ratings — published 1965
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Artemis Artemis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 661 times as space)
avg rating 3.67 — 371,685 ratings — published 2017
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 660 times as space)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,509,597 ratings — published 1985
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 567 times as space)
avg rating 4.17 — 64,571 ratings — published 2013
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 565 times as space)
avg rating 4.08 — 218,654 ratings — published 2017
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (Paperback)
by (shelved 565 times as space)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,636 ratings — published 2010
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 503 times as space)
avg rating 4.40 — 164,686 ratings — published 1980
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Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
by (shelved 486 times as space)
avg rating 4.23 — 165,121 ratings — published 2015
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
by (shelved 483 times as space)
avg rating 4.24 — 240,052 ratings — published 2018
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 473 times as space)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,023,410 ratings — published 2014
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Atmosphere Atmosphere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 441 times as space)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,086,072 ratings — published 2025
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The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 436 times as space)
avg rating 4.23 — 57,491 ratings — published 1979
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
by (shelved 433 times as space)
avg rating 4.18 — 345,485 ratings — published 1968
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 430 times as space)
avg rating 4.29 — 201,138 ratings — published 2015
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Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
by (shelved 418 times as space)
avg rating 4.23 — 192,252 ratings — published 2018
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Orbital Orbital (Hardcover)
by (shelved 415 times as space)
avg rating 3.47 — 175,240 ratings — published 2023
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Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4) Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
by (shelved 398 times as space)
avg rating 4.36 — 169,241 ratings — published 2018
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Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 392 times as space)
avg rating 4.31 — 11,097 ratings — published 2000
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 371 times as space)
avg rating 4.17 — 619,330 ratings — published 1951
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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 368 times as space)
avg rating 4.21 — 496,087 ratings — published 1988
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Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
by (shelved 367 times as space)
avg rating 4.46 — 141,667 ratings — published 2020
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 358 times as space)
avg rating 4.39 — 195,930 ratings — published 2012
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Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 350 times as space)
avg rating 4.40 — 11,018 ratings — published 1994
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A Man on the Moon A Man on the Moon (Paperback)
by (shelved 350 times as space)
avg rating 4.49 — 8,002 ratings — published 1994
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Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1) Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 339 times as space)
avg rating 4.09 — 76,233 ratings — published 2019
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Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)
by (shelved 339 times as space)
avg rating 3.77 — 119,763 ratings — published 2011
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Skyward (Skyward, #1) Skyward (Skyward, #1)
by (shelved 332 times as space)
avg rating 4.46 — 175,466 ratings — published 2018
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Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
by (shelved 329 times as space)
avg rating 4.23 — 236,129 ratings — published 2005
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 320 times as space)
avg rating 4.08 — 545,217 ratings — published 2006
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 320 times as space)
avg rating 3.99 — 124,291 ratings — published 2013
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 319 times as space)
avg rating 4.33 — 41,065 ratings — published 1994
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1) We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
by (shelved 318 times as space)
avg rating 4.23 — 149,498 ratings — published 2016
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Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 312 times as space)
avg rating 4.22 — 23,671 ratings — published 2017
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Paperback)
by (shelved 310 times as space)
avg rating 4.18 — 62,679 ratings — published 2019
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A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
by (shelved 305 times as space)
avg rating 4.37 — 94,653 ratings — published 2016
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 305 times as space)
avg rating 4.51 — 637,736 ratings — published 2015
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These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1) These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)
by (shelved 303 times as space)
avg rating 3.89 — 72,143 ratings — published 2013
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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 301 times as space)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,175 ratings — published 1974
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Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6) Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
by (shelved 291 times as space)
avg rating 4.28 — 117,314 ratings — published 2021
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Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)
by (shelved 290 times as space)
avg rating 4.28 — 165,204 ratings — published 2013
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 269 times as space)
avg rating 4.17 — 200,431 ratings — published 2019
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Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)
by (shelved 269 times as space)
avg rating 4.43 — 83,323 ratings — published 2016
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Dead Silence Dead Silence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 265 times as space)
avg rating 3.77 — 41,900 ratings — published 2022
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 262 times as space)
avg rating 4.10 — 78,696 ratings — published 2019
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Chuck Palahniuk
“Without pain, without sacrifice we would have nothing. Like the first monkey shot into space.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

Kathryn Stockett
“Stuart needs "space" and "time," as if this were physics and not a human relationship.”
― Kathryn Stockett, The Help

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