18 books like Star road

What to read after Star road — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon · 1992 · ★ 4.4 · 976p · ≈ 32h · Moderate From the author of Outlander... a magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland...For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an… Shares: Science Fiction

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance Lois McMaster Bujold · 2012 · ★ 4.2 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "Book Fourteen in the best-selling Vorkosigan series. Captain Ivan Vorpatril is happy with his relatively uneventful bachelor's life of a staff officer to a Barrayaran admiral. Ivan, cousin to Imperial troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan, is not far down the hereditary list for the emperorship. Thankfully, new heirs have directed that headache elsewhere, leaving Ivan to enjoy his life on Komarr,… Shares: Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Life on other planets, Space opera

Transcendental (The Transcendental Machine) James Gunn · 2014 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The Transcendental Machine trilogy in one volume!Like many trilogies, the Transcendental trilogy may best be viewed as one continuous story--so here they are!Riley, a veteran of interstellar war, is one of many beings from many different worlds aboard a ship on a pilgrimage that spans the galaxy. However, he is not journeying to achieve transcendence, a vague mystical concept that has drawn… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera

A rising Thunder David Weber · 2012 · ★ 4.4 · 557p · ≈ 18h · Moderate After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington has rooted out a plan designed to enslave the entire human species. Behind that plans lies the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment. Task number one for Honor is to shut down and secure the wormhole network that is the source of the Star Kingdom's wealth and power--but also its greatest vulnerability. Yet this is… Shares: Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera, Science Fiction

Children Of The Lens (Lensman Series, No 6) Edward E. Smith · 1954 · ★ 3.0 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Children of the Lens is the sixth and concluding volume of the six classic Lensman books, long recognized as the greatest space opera ever written. Twenty years have passed since the events portrayed in Second Stage Lensman. To Kimball Kinnison and his wife Clarrissa have been born five children Kit, the eldest, and two sets of twin sisters. These are the 'Children of the Lens' the offspring of… Shares: Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction, Adventure

The savior Tony Daniel · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 504p · ≈ 16h · Moderate "Sequel to The Heretic, Book 10 in the nationally best-selling General series. FROM HERETIC TO SAVIOR Duisberg is one of thousands of planets plunged into darkness and chaos by the collapse of the galactic republic, but where other worlds have begun to rebuild a star-travelling culture, Duisberg remains in an uneasy balance between mud-brick civilization and bloodthirsty barbarism. The people… Shares: Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction, Adventure

Wolf among the stars Steve White · 2011 · ★ 3.6 "A near-future Earth has shaken off the devastating colonization by alien Lokaran invaders and totalitarian rule by the alien's human puppets. But now Earth is flung into galactic intrigue and war. The Lokaran empire teeters on the edge of a meltdown and a cabal of ancient enemies hope to use Earth as a proxy to destroy the empire and rule over a new Galactic dark age. Captain Andrew Roark, the… Shares: Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera, Science Fiction

Star Wars - The New Jedi Order - Star by Star Troy Denning · 2001 · ★ 4.5 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The New York Times bestselling Star Wars series The New Jedi Order enthralls readers with its epic drama and thrilling adventure. Now readers will pierce the very heart of darkness, as those fascinating figures in that galaxy far, far away—Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa Solo, as well as their children—spring to vivid life to battle their deadliest adversaries. It is a solemn time for the… Shares: Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction

Chariots of the Gods Erich von Däniken · 1971 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Moderate AS SEEN ON ANCIENT ALIENS • Now in a beautiful 50th anniversary edition with a new foreword and afterword by the author, this is the groundbreaking classic that introduced the theory that ancient Earth established contact with aliens.Immediately recognized as a work of monumental importance, Chariots of the Gods endures as proof that Earth has been visited repeatedly by advanced aliens… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Life on other planets

Mentats of Dune Brian Herbert · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 445p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "The sequel to Sisterhood of Dune ... The thinking machines have been defeated but the struggle for humanity's future continues. Gilbertus Albans has founded the Mentat School, a place where humans can learn the efficient techniques of thinking machines. But Gilbertus walks an uneasy line between his own convictions and compromises in order to survive the Butlerian fanatics, led by the madman… Shares: Amerikanisches Englisch, Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction

Life, the Universe and Everything Douglas Adams · 1982 · ★ 4.2 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Life, the Universe and Everything is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy science fiction "trilogy" by British writer Douglas Adams. The title refers to the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. ---------- Also contained in: [Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts][1] Hitchhiker's Trilogy [More Than Complete Hitchhiker's… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction

The Voyage of the Space Beagle A. E. van Vogt · 1950 · ★ 4.5 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate One of the great original classics of modern SF returns! An all-time classic space saga, The Voyage of the Space Beagle is one of the pinnacles of Golden Age SF, an influence on generations of stories. An episodic novel filled with surprises and provocative ideas, this is the story of a great exploration ship sent out into the unknown reaches of space on a long mission of discovery. They… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction

Edge of Dark Brenda Cooper · 2015 · 399p · ≈ 13h · Moderate What if a society banished its worst nightmare to the far edge of the solar system, destined to sip only dregs of light and struggle for the barest living. And yet, that life thrived? It grew and learned and became far more than you ever expected, and it wanted to return to the sun. What if it didn’t share your moral compass in any way? The Glittering Edge duology describes the clash of forces… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction

Willful Child Steven Erikson · 2014 · ★ 3.8 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate From the New York Times Bestselling author Steven Erikson comes a new science fiction novel of devil-may-care, near calamitous and downright chaotic adventures through the infinite vastness of interstellar space.These are the voyages of the starship A.S.F. Willful Child. Its ongoing mission: to seek out strange new worlds on which to plant the Terran flag, to subjugate and if necessary obliterate… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction

The ship of Ishtar A. Merritt · 1924 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The American adventurer was pitched out of his own time and into a weird world of incredible and enticing marvels. Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Seeds of Earth Michael Cobley · 2009 · ★ 3.6 · 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: Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction

2312 Kim Stanley Robinson · 2012 · ★ 3.5 · 583p · ≈ 19h · Moderate "The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future. The first event takes place on Mercury,… Shares: Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera, Science Fiction

Cibola burn James S. A. Corey · 2014 · ★ 4.3 · 605p · ≈ 20h · Moderate "The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonize has begun. Settlers looking for a new life stream out from humanity's home planets. Ilus, the first human colony on this vast new frontier, is being born in blood and fire. Independent settlers stand against the overwhelming power of a corporate colony ship with only their determination, courage, and the skills… Shares: Amerikanisches Englisch, Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction

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