Find your next SF/F read by mood

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1951

Hard science fiction, about space exploration.

series2 books1976

Tense in tone, about robots.

“Thomas T. Thomas wrote the sequel Mars Plus, continuing the story of the Martian colony years later.”
from the catalogue

Start with Man Plus →

Birth of FireNovel

Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1976

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about terraforming and space colonization, set in mars and near future.

Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series

series36 books1982

Hard science fiction, set in far future.

“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
from the catalogue

Start with Red Mars →

Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries

series16 books1983

About space exploration, set in far future and space.

“Beginning with The Engines of God, the series treats deep time and the near-total absence of intelligent alien life as its central mystery, favoring slow-burn discovery over action.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Engines of God →

The Martian ChroniclesSeries

series30 books1946

completed

Reflective in tone.

Start with The Million Year Picnic →

More like Mars—The Red Planet