10 books for fans of Cinder
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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) - 2
Ender's Game
The Ender Saga • Book 1
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Card examines childhood manipulation and military ethics through Ender's tactical brilliance at Battle School, where children train for interstellar warfare through elaborate games.
★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.5M ratings) - 3
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) - 4
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) - 5
Terran Tactics (Antecedents' Legacy Book 3)
Antecedents' Legacy • Book 3
★ 4.74 Goodreads (1.3K ratings) - 6
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) - 7
The Tumultuous Lives of Karl Strong
Middle Falls Time Travel • Book 18
by Shawn Inmon
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Lonely Karl Strong dies of a heart attack after letting his athletic talents waste away, but in Middle Falls, death rarely ends the story—he'll get every chance to find what he needs.
★ 4.66 Goodreads (778 ratings) - 8
The Indomitable Lives of Tuesday West
Middle Falls Time Travel • Book 22
by Shawn Inmon
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Paralyzed after an accident, Tuesday discovers she can experience multiple timelines in magical Middle Falls, Oregon. Time travel fiction focused on disability, resilience, and infinite possibilities for reinvention.
★ 4.61 Goodreads (591 ratings) - 9
Old Man's War Boxed Set I: Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony
Old Man's War #1-3 • Book 2
by John Scalzi
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Earth stays blissfully unaware while the Colonial Defense Force wages galactic war, but some truths about humanity's cosmic situation can't stay hidden forever.
★ 4.53 Goodreads (948 ratings) - 10
Antecedents' Legacy
Antecedents' Legacy • Book 1
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Street-smart Zander Greaves parlayed his violent Compton childhood into military contractor work, earning the nickname 'Badger' through sheer persistence. His determination to make his brutal past work for him opens unexpected cosmic doors.
★ 4.52 Goodreads (2.1K ratings)