Books Like Artemis

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Rosario Dawson narrates Andy Weir's lunar caper with a sardonic snap — her delivery keeps Jazz Bashara's voice cracking wise even when the stakes climb, and the brisk nine-hour runtime never lets the heist momentum cool. Half the list shares Weir's authorship, and the others match the same propulsive, science-forward energy that makes this kind of thriller so satisfying to burn through on a commute.

10 books for fans of Artemis

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    Project Hail Mary

    by Andy Weir

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    Weir combines hard science with humor as amnesiac Grace pieces together his solo mission to save Earth from microscopic invaders that devour stellar energy.

    4.51 Goodreads (1.4M ratings)
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    Devoradores de estrelas

    by Andy Weir, Natalie Gerhardt

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    Weir's latest combines scientific problem-solving with cosmic stakes as a lone astronaut must prevent humanity's extinction from stellar parasites threatening all life.

    4.51 Goodreads (1.3M ratings)
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    The Martian

    The Martian • Book 1

    by Andy Weir

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    Weir's debut follows botanist Mark Watney's resourceful attempt to survive alone on Mars after his crew evacuates, believing him dead during a dust storm.

    4.42 Goodreads (1.3M ratings)
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    For We Are Many

    Bobiverse • Book 2

    by Dennis E. Taylor

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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)
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    The Egg

    by Andy Weir

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    A car accident victim discovers from God that every human who ever lived was actually the same soul reincarnating throughout history. Weir packs profound philosophy into a brief, mind-bending tale.

    4.21 Goodreads (39.0K ratings)
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    Randomize

    Forward Collection • Book 6

    by Andy Weir

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    An IT specialist at a futuristic Vegas casino discovers that even quantum-secured random number generators can be beaten, but the real question is whether the house always wins in the end.

    3.54 Goodreads (35.1K ratings)
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    Second Foundation

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 3

    by Isaac Asimov

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    Both the Mule and the Foundation search for the mysterious Second Foundation, but teenage Arkady may be the only one who knows its true location.

    4.28 Goodreads (204.3K ratings)
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    We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

    Bobiverse • Book 1

    by Dennis E. Taylor

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    Bob's consciousness gets uploaded into a space probe, where he discovers he can replicate himself and must find new worlds for humanity. Taylor turns existential horror into comedy gold.

    4.26 Goodreads (128.3K ratings)
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    Old Man's War

    Old Man\u2019s War • Book 1

    by John Scalzi

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    Join the army at 75, get a new enhanced body, and fight aliens for habitable planets—Scalzi's take on military sci-fi.

    4.23 Goodreads (226.8K ratings)
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    Foundation

    Foundation • Book 3

    by Isaac Asimov

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    Asimov's classic launches his Foundation saga as mathematician Hari Seldon uses psychohistory to predict the Empire's fall and establish humanity's path through barbarism.

    4.17 Goodreads (600.9K ratings)