10 books for fans of Ancillary Mercy
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L'Ogive du Jugement dernier
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 2
by Matt Dinniman, Chloé Atangana
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The deadly dungeon crawler reality show continues as Carl and his cat companion must choose character builds that will define their survival—or doom them completely.
★ 4.50 Goodreads (209.9K ratings) - 2
System Interference
System Universe • Book 5
by SunriseCV
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With Savannah secure, Derek answers Prince Edgar's call to clear a level 250 raid dungeon before it overflows and destroys the Kingdom of Cydaria. SunriseCV balances gaming mechanics with meaningful character development perfectly.
★ 4.48 Goodreads (5.3K ratings) - 3
For We Are Many
Bobiverse • Book 2
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Bob's AI copies have spent forty years searching for habitable worlds, but now face system-wide civil war and an alien species that wants humanity extinct.
★ 4.37 Goodreads (75.2K ratings) - 4
Kindred
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A contemporary Black woman finds herself repeatedly transported to a Maryland plantation to save her white ancestor, forcing her to navigate slavery's horrors firsthand. Butler's time-travel premise creates visceral connections between historical trauma and present-day racism.
★ 4.31 Goodreads (278.5K ratings) - 5
Not Till We Are Lost
Bobiverse • Book 5
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Post-Starfleet War, the Bobs no longer gather as one happy family, and their scattered existence makes them vulnerable to a challenge that could end everything.
★ 4.31 Goodreads (19.1K ratings) - 6
Komarr
Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 11
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Bujold sends Miles to investigate the sabotage of Komarr's solar mirror, where he discovers a conspiracy that could transform the conquered planet from a potential garden into a permanent wasteland.
★ 4.30 Goodreads (18.7K ratings) - 7
On the Steel Breeze
Poseidon's Children • Book 2
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Generation ships carry humanity's hopes toward distant stars while the Akinya family's legacy spans centuries of space exploration. Hard science fiction that examines what happens when the journey becomes the destination.
★ 4.04 Goodreads (7.0K ratings) - 8
Assembly's Folly (Antecedents' Legacy Book 5)
Antecedents' Legacy • Book 5
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When wiping out three massive alien threats with minimal casualties makes you a political target, survival becomes more complex than combat. Schinhofen delivers space opera where legendary military feats create deadlier enemies in boardrooms.
★ 4.75 Goodreads (904 ratings) - 9
Terran Tactics (Antecedents' Legacy Book 3)
Antecedents' Legacy • Book 3
★ 4.74 Goodreads (1.3K ratings) - 10
MX Hub
Antecedents' Legacy • Book 2
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Grief becomes fuel for revenge when a soldier loses everything in an alien multiverse and vows to kill every Entoma he encounters. Schinhofen builds an intricate sci-fi world where personal loss drives larger conflicts across dimensions.
★ 4.67 Goodreads (1.6K ratings)