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Hard Science-Fiction
 Science fiction in which science and technology take center-stage, or in which scientific concepts are explained in detail. Hard SF is typically concept heavy, and attempts to provide scientific realism, often at the expense of character development and plot. 
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Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

Seveneves

Neal Stephenson

880 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

The Gone World

Tom Sweterlitsch

383 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery science fiction thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

Six Wakes

Mur Lafferty

391 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Mercy

Imperial Radch #3

Ann Leckie

330 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
Blindsight by Peter Watts

Blindsight

Firefall #1

Peter Watts

384 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

An Unkindness of Ghosts

Rivers Solomon

352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Seeds for the Swarm by Sim Kern

Seeds for the Swarm

Sim Kern

440 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Fern vom Licht des Himmels by Tade Thompson

Fern vom Licht des Himmels

Tade Thompson

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction science fiction adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Contact by Carl Sagan

Contact

Carl Sagan

432 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced