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Universe Explorations

We refuse to believe that we're confined to this gorgeous blue marble floating in the middle of the vast expanse. Our home planet is beautiful, but there are so many worlds out there ready to be explored. Science and engineering keep pushing the limits of technology. Perhaps being able to cover those insurmountable distances is not far from our reach. We may figure it out, but one thing is certain, achieving such a feat will require a great dose of imagination.

Add books you've read that feature or discuss advanced technology that lets people travel the universe.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1
Science FictionAdventure
216 PagesOctober 1979
84

Read by 45 people

5 occurrences

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All Systems Red

by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries #1
Science FictionFantasy
149 PagesMay 2017
78

Read by 50 people

4 occurrences

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Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

The Enderverse #6
DystopiaAdventureMilitary Sci-Fi
380 PagesJanuary 1985
88

Read by 33 people

4 occurrences

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Artificial Condition

by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries #2
Space OperaFantasy
176 PagesMay 2018
81

Read by 33 people

4 occurrences

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Exit Strategy

by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries #4
Space OperaAdventure
176 PagesOctober 2018
82

Read by 26 people

4 occurrences

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Red Rising

by Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga #1
DystopiaAdventureFantasy
382 PagesJanuary 2014
80

Read by 39 people

4 occurrences

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Rogue Protocol

by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries #3
Space OperaAdventure
150 PagesAugust 2018
83

Read by 30 people

4 occurrences

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Gideon the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #1
Science FictionFantasyHorror
492 PagesSeptember 2019
80

Read by 28 people

3 occurrences

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Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

Science FictionAdventureFantasy
448 PagesMay 2021
87

Read by 43 people

3 occurrences

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ReDawn

by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson

Skyward Flight #2
Space OperaFantasy
229 PagesOctober 2021
81

Read by 13 people

3 occurrences

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Starsight

by Brandon Sanderson

Skyward #2
DystopiaSpace OperaAdventure
457 PagesNovember 2019
88

Read by 24 people

3 occurrences

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Skyward

by Brandon Sanderson

Skyward #1
DystopiaAdventureFantasy
510 PagesNovember 2018
92

Read by 30 people

3 occurrences

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Foundation

by Isaac Asimov

Foundation (Chronological Order) #3
Space OperaSoft Sci-Fi
236 PagesAugust 1951
81

Read by 16 people

2 occurrences

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Nona the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #3
Alternate HistoryHorrorFantasy
502 PagesSeptember 2022
87

Read by 10 people

2 occurrences

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Morning Star

by Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga #3
DystopiaFantasySpace Opera
518 PagesFebruary 2016
93

Read by 19 people

2 occurrences

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2
Science FictionAdventureComedic Fiction
255 PagesOctober 1980
89

Read by 17 people

2 occurrences

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To Be Taught, If Fortunate

by Becky Chambers

Space Opera
176 PagesAugust 2019
54

Read by 10 people

2 occurrences

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Network Effect

by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries #5
Space OperaAdventureComedic Fiction
350 PagesMay 2020
87

Read by 17 people

2 occurrences

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

by Becky Chambers

Wayfarers #1
Space OperaSoft Sci-Fi
July 2014
79

Read by 18 people

2 occurrences

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Mostly Harmless

by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #5
Science FictionAdventureComedic Fiction
272 PagesOctober 1992
90

Read by 10 people

2 occurrences

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Leviathan Wakes

by James S.A. Corey

The Expanse (Chronological) #1
MysterySpace OperaFantasy
561 PagesJune 2011
86

Read by 27 people

2 occurrences

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The Terraformers

by Annalee Newitz

Science Fiction
352 PagesJanuary 2023
84

Read by 5 people

2 occurrences

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Fugitive Telemetry

by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries #6
MysterySpace OperaComedic Fiction
176 PagesApril 2021
85

Read by 15 people

2 occurrences

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Evershore

by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson

Skyward Flight #3
Science FictionFantasy
208 PagesDecember 2021
86

Read by 10 people

2 occurrences

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Light of the Jedi

by Charles Soule

Star Wars: The High Republic
Space OperaFantasy
418 PagesJanuary 2021
79

Read by 5 people

2 occurrences

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Golden Son

by Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga #2
DystopiaAdventureFantasy
464 PagesJanuary 2015
89

Read by 24 people

2 occurrences

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Cytonic

by Brandon Sanderson

Skyward #3
Space OperaAdventureFantasy
375 PagesNovember 2021
85

Read by 16 people

2 occurrences

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The Three-Body Problem

by Cixin Liu

Remembrance of Earth's Past #1
Science Fiction
400 PagesMay 2006
83

Read by 25 people

2 occurrences

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Dying of the Light

by George R.R. Martin

Space OperaAdventureFantasy
368 Pages1977
53

Read by 2 people

2 occurrences

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Life, the Universe and Everything

by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #3
Science FictionAdventureComedic Fiction
240 PagesDecember 1982
88

Read by 14 people

2 occurrences

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Harrow the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #2
Science FictionFantasyHorror
560 PagesOctober 2020
95

Read by 10 people

2 occurrences

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This Is How You Lose the Time War

by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

RomanceScience FictionFantasy
201 PagesJanuary 2019
82

Read by 29 people

2 occurrences

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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #4
Science FictionAdventureComedic Fiction
225 PagesOctober 1984
88

Read by 12 people

2 occurrences

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Sunreach

by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson

Skyward Flight #1
Space OperaFantasy
185 PagesSeptember 2021
81

Read by 13 people

1 occurrence

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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

by Brandon Sanderson

Secret Projects #3
High/Epic Fantasy
461 PagesJuly 2023
84

Read by 19 people

1 occurrence

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Mosaic

by Jeri Taylor, Ross K. Toole

Star Trek: Voyager
Science FictionFantasy
320 PagesOctober 1996

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

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Consider Phlebas

by Iain M. Banks

The Culture #1
Space Opera
527 PagesApril 1987
73

Read by 12 people

1 occurrence

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Shroud

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Science Fiction
560 PagesFebruary 2025
93

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

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The Quantum Thief

by Hannu Rajaniemi

Jean le Flambeur #1
Alternate HistorySpace OperaCyberpunk
370 PagesSeptember 2010
40

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

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Echopraxia

by Peter Watts

Firefall #2
ParanormalSpace Opera
384 PagesAugust 2014
80

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

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The Player of Games

by Iain M. Banks

The Culture #2
Space Opera
309 PagesAugust 1988
77

Read by 8 people

1 occurrence

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Orion's Hounds

by Christopher L. Bennett

Star Trek: Titan #3
Space Opera
379 PagesDecember 2005
55

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

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Redemption Ark

by Alastair Reynolds

Revelation Space #2
Alternate HistorySpace OperaFantasy
January 2002
75

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

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Ender in Exile

by Aaron Johnston, Orson Scott Card (Original Story Creator)

The Enderverse #11
Science FictionAdventureFantasy
464 PagesNovember 2008
88

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

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Hunt the Sun Runner

by Ryder Windham

Star Wars Adventures #1.1
Science Fiction
90 Pages1999

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

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Emissary

by J.M. Dillard

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #1
Science Fiction
288 PagesFebruary 1993
60

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

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Cybersong

by S.N. Lewitt

Star Trek: Voyager #8
Alternate HistoryFantasy
277 PagesJune 1996

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

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The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters

by A.J. Dalton, Ada Hoffmann, Akis Linardos,  More...

405 PagesAugust 2024
80

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

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Spin

by Robert Charles Wilson

Spin #1
Alternate HistoryDystopiaApocalyptic
368 PagesApril 2005
93

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

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Miasma (Star Trek: The Original Series)

by Greg Cox

Space Opera
90 PagesFebruary 2016
75

Read by 1 person