18 books like Ringworld

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LEGO Star Wars Ace Landers · 2011 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Light Shares Space Warfare, Life on other planets, Cartoons and comics, Science Fiction with this book.

Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein · 1959 · ★ 4.0 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Starship Troopers takes place in the midst of an interstellar war between the Terran Federation of Earth and the Arachnids (referred to as "The Bugs") of Klendathu. It is narrated as a series of flashbacks by Juan Rico, and is one of only a few Heinlein novels set out in this fashion. The novel opens with Rico aboard the corvette Rodger Young, about to embark on a raid against the planet of the… Shares Hugo Award Winner, Space Warfare, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Science Fiction

Double Star Robert A. Heinlein · 1956 · ★ 3.9 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Moderate One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was — as usual — in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the… Shares Hugo Award Winner, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Science Fiction

Seeds of Earth Michael Cobley · 2009 · ★ 3.8 · 650p · ≈ 21h · Moderate More than 150 years after an alien race destroyed Earth, the planet Darien hosts a thriving human settlement, but this settlement is soon to become the focus of an intergalactic power struggle that dates back to an apocalyptic battle fought between ancient races at the dawn of galactic civilization. Shares Space Warfare, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

A Desolation Called Peace Arkady Martine · 2021 · ★ 4.5 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Sequel to *A Memory Called Empire*. An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running out of options. In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has sent for a diplomatic envoy. Now Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass—still reeling from the recent… Shares Hugo Award Winner, Imaginary wars and battles, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

The ship of Ishtar A. Merritt · 1924 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Life on other planets, Science Fiction with this book.

The Big Time Fritz Leiber · 1958 · ★ 3.2 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Moderate From back cover Ace paperback December 1982: This is war: The biggest, longest war that anyone could imagine. The soldiers are recruited at the moment of death to fight through all of time. The goal is to change the past, and insure victory in the future. The Change Winds are blowing. Welcome to the Big Time. *"Have you ever worried about your memory, because it doesn't seem to be… Shares Guerres et batailles imaginaires, Hugo Award Winner, Imaginary wars and battles, Science Fiction

Star Wars, the Clone Wars Henry Gilroy · 2009 · ★ 3.7 · 78p · ≈ 2h · Light A very interesting and fascinating nonfiction book about world war 2 with very detailed descriptions about how world war 2 started and how it ended. Shares Space Warfare, Cartoons and comics, Comic books

Star Wars Legends Epic Collection W. Haden Blackman · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Space Warfare, Cartoons and comics, Comic books, Science Fiction with this book.

Foundation's Edge Isaac Asimov · 1977 · ★ 4.2 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Moderate After the defeat of the Mule by the Second Foundation, Terminus enjoys a period of prosperity and stability which is publicly attributed to the Seldon Plan, but which some feel is the work of the Second Foundation. A search is begun to determine if the Second Foundation still exists. Meanwhile, the Second Foundation finds that there is evidence of an independent force acting against the Mule to… Shares Hugo Award Winner, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Children of the Mind Orson Scott Card · 1996 · ★ 4.1 · 377p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania. Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the… Shares Space Warfare, Imaginary wars and battles, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

The Transformers Mike Costa · 2010 · ★ 4.0 · 364p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Bandes dessinées, Space Warfare, Cartoons and comics, Comic books with this book.

The Phantom Bully Jeffrey Brown · 2015 · ★ 5.0 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Roman graphique très près de la BD au cours duquel le jeune Roan raconte comment se déroule sa scolarisation à l'académie des Jedi où il étudie, comme son père et son grand-père, pour devenir pilote. Roan retourne ici, à l'Academie et y retrouve le personnel, les droïdes et ses camarades declasse afin de parfaire sa dernière année de formation."--De l'éditeur. Shares Bandes dessinées, Life on other planets, Cartoons and comics, Comic books

Fields of wrath Mickey Zucker Reichert · 2015 · ★ 4.4 · 610p · ≈ 20h · Moderate "Nearly two decades ago, Mickey Zucker Reichert introduced fantasy readers to her greatest creation--the Renshai, a race of warriors who lived for battle and swordcraft, and who began training in the art of war from the moment their fingers could grasp a weapon. Set in a world enriched by Norse mythology, Mickey's first two trilogies about the Renshai--The Last of the Renshai and The Renshai… Shares Imaginary places, Imaginary wars and battles

Foundation and Empire Isaac Asimov · 1945 · ★ 4.2 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Led by its founding father, the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its superior science and technology, the Foundation has survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Yet now it must face the Empire still the mightiest force in the Galaxy even in its death throes. When an ambitious general determined to restore the Empire's glory turns the vast… Shares Vie extraterrestre, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Babylon’s ashes James S. A. Corey · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 544p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The Expanse Saga continues in the 6th installment. The Free Navy – a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships – has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets. The colony ships heading for the thousand new worlds on the far side of the alien ring gates are easy prey, and no single navy remains strong enough to protect them. James… Shares Space Warfare, Imaginary wars and battles, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

The Short Victorious War David Weber · 1994 · ★ 4.5 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Novel 3 of the Harrington Series. Follows "The Honor of the Queen". After almost a year to recover from the injuries suffered in the previous book, Honor is returned to command of a brand new battlecruiser. She now has to face an overwhelming force as open warfare with Haven breaks out. This novel is followed by "Field of Dishonor". Shares Space Warfare, Imaginary wars and battles, Life on other planets

Second Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1953 · ★ 4.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate After years of struggle, the Foundation lay in ruins -- destroyed by the mutant mind power of the Mule. But it was rumored that there was a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established to preserve the knowledge of mankind through the long centuries of barbarism. The Mule had failed to find it the first time -- but now he was certain he knew where it lay. The fate of… Shares Vie extraterrestre, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

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