10 books for fans of Altered Carbon
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Golden Son
Red Rising • Book 2
by Pierce Brown
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Darrow must maintain his Gold disguise while orchestrating a rebellion that could free the enslaved Red caste. Brown's middle volume amplifies the stakes with space warfare and political betrayal.
★ 4.50 Goodreads (505.3K ratings) - 2
Nemesis Games
The Expanse • Book 5
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Just when a thousand new worlds promise humanity's expansion, the old solar system tears itself apart in coordinated attacks that separate the Rocinante crew across space. Corey's fifth Expanse novel is deeply personal, forcing each character to face their origins while the political order collapses.
★ 4.45 Goodreads (116.9K ratings) - 3
Memory
Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 10
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Miles Vorkosigan's covert career ends abruptly, forcing him into a new role as Imperial Auditor investigating the mental collapse of his former spymaster mentor.
★ 4.43 Goodreads (19.9K ratings) - 4
A Civil Campaign
Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 12
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Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan faces his greatest challenge yet—winning the heart of widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson, who's developed a violent allergy to marriage.
★ 4.41 Goodreads (20.4K ratings) - 5
Persepolis Rising
The Expanse • Book 7
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Thirty years after the ring gates opened, the Rocinante crew faces their biggest challenge yet when Laconia emerges with overwhelming alien-enhanced power.
★ 4.38 Goodreads (88.5K ratings) - 6
Zero Hour
Expeditionary Force • Book 5
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Alanson puts his space-faring humans in seemingly impossible straits: ship failing, AI companion apparently dead, and an alien civil war raging around them with no way home.
★ 4.37 Goodreads (14.8K ratings) - 7
Starsight
Skyward • Book 2
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Pilot Spensa infiltrates the alien Superiority to steal hyperdrive technology, posing as one of their own while her people remain trapped on their besieged planet.
★ 4.34 Goodreads (109.9K ratings) - 8
Black Ops
Expeditionary Force • Book 4
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Joe Bishop's crew thought they'd secured Earth's safety, but their ancient AI's ominous 'Not so much' response launches them into their most dangerous mission yet.
★ 4.34 Goodreads (16.5K ratings) - 9
Ender's Shadow
Ender's Shadow • Book 1
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While Ender commanded armies, Bean—a street-smart child genius—survived through pure intellect, revealing the hidden machinations behind humanity's most crucial military training.
★ 4.32 Goodreads (180.6K ratings) - 10
Parable of the Talents
Earthseed • Book 2
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Butler's Nebula-winning sequel finds Lauren's Earthseed followers enslaved by religious fanatics, her daughter stolen, while she fights to reach the stars.
★ 4.32 Goodreads (86.9K ratings)