Books Like The Naked Sun

10 books for fans of The Naked Sun

1. 1

   

   Foundation

   Foundation • Book 3

   by Isaac Asimov

   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.

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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)

   277 pages • 1951

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   Second Foundation

   Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 3

   by Isaac Asimov

   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.

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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)

   256 pages • 1953

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   Foundation and Empire

   Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 2

   by Isaac Asimov

   Watch Asimov's Foundation face its greatest threat: a mutant who can manipulate emotions and render Seldon's predictions useless.

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   Watch Asimov's Foundation face its greatest threat: a mutant who can manipulate emotions and render Seldon's predictions useless.

   ★ 4.22 Goodreads (228.2K ratings)

   256 pages • 1952

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   Foundation's Edge

   Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 4

   by Isaac Asimov

   Set centuries after the original trilogy, psychohistory itself becomes suspect when Foundation councilor Trevize questions whether humanity's future is truly secure from hidden manipulation.

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   Set centuries after the original trilogy, psychohistory itself becomes suspect when Foundation councilor Trevize questions whether humanity's future is truly secure from hidden manipulation.

   ★ 4.19 Goodreads (99.4K ratings)

   450 pages • 1982

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   Prelude to Foundation

   Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 6

   by Isaac Asimov

   Before psychohistory could predict the galaxy's future, young Hari Seldon had to survive Trantor's deadly politics while developing his revolutionary mathematical theory of human behavior.

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   Before psychohistory could predict the galaxy's future, young Hari Seldon had to survive Trantor's deadly politics while developing his revolutionary mathematical theory of human behavior.

   ★ 4.17 Goodreads (97.1K ratings)

   460 pages • 1988

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   Forward the Foundation

   Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 7

   by Isaac Asimov

   Psychohistory creator Hari Seldon races to complete his revolutionary science while the Galactic Empire's collapse accelerates, knowing he may not live to see his Foundation's success.

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   Psychohistory creator Hari Seldon races to complete his revolutionary science while the Galactic Empire's collapse accelerates, knowing he may not live to see his Foundation's success.

   ★ 4.16 Goodreads (62.2K ratings)

   464 pages • 1993

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   The Sirens of Titan

   by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Chris Moore

   Malachi Constant, Earth's richest man, takes a space journey that becomes Vonnegut's savage commentary on human purpose and cosmic indifference.

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   Malachi Constant, Earth's richest man, takes a space journey that becomes Vonnegut's savage commentary on human purpose and cosmic indifference.

   ★ 4.15 Goodreads (159.7K ratings)

   224 pages • 1959

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   Robots e Imperio : Serie de los robots 5

   by Isaac Asimov

   The Spacers may be weakened, but Dr. Amadiro's humiliation drives him toward universe-threatening revenge. Asimov weaves together his robot mythology into an epic finale.

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   The Spacers may be weakened, but Dr. Amadiro's humiliation drives him toward universe-threatening revenge. Asimov weaves together his robot mythology into an epic finale.

   ★ 4.20 Goodreads (10 ratings)

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   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

   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.

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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)

   728 pages • 2014

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    All These Worlds

    Bobiverse • Book 3

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Taylor concludes his Bobiverse trilogy as Bob's clones face their greatest challenge: ancient aliens bent on destroying every thinking species they encounter.

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    Taylor concludes his Bobiverse trilogy as Bob's clones face their greatest challenge: ancient aliens bent on destroying every thinking species they encounter.

    ★ 4.40 Goodreads (65.4K ratings)

    336 pages • 2017

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