50 Books like False Gods

The Solar War

by John French • 2019

The traitor fleet surrounds Earth, but a forbidden ritual threatens to unleash hell.

4.02

4k+

💀 Grimdark Future 🚀 Space Fleet Warfare 🕳️ Cosmic Horror 🦾 Super Soldier Legions 🏰 Siege Warfare

The Solar War 97%

The traitor fleet surrounds Earth, but a forbidden ritual threatens to unleash hell.

by John French 2019

4.02

4k+ ratings

💀 Grimdark Future 🚀 Space Fleet Warfare 🕳️ Cosmic Horror 🦾 Super Soldier Legions 🏰 Siege Warfare

Eisenhorn

by Dan Abnett • 2004

An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.

4.43

10k+

🕵️ Inquisitor Thriller 🌌 Grimdark Space Opera 📉 Moral Descent 👥 Found Family 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

Eisenhorn 96%

An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.

by Dan Abnett 2004

4.43

10k+ ratings

🕵️ Inquisitor Thriller 🌌 Grimdark Space Opera 📉 Moral Descent 👥 Found Family 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

The Lion

by Mike Brooks • 2023

A primarch without memory must find his estranged sons before a Chaos fleet annihilates a world.

4.40

4k+

💀 Grimdark Sci-Fi 👑 Primarch Returns 🕊️ Fallen Redemption 🚀 Military Space Opera ⚔️ Estranged Sons

The Lion 96%

A primarch without memory must find his estranged sons before a Chaos fleet annihilates a world.

by Mike Brooks 2023

4.40

4k+ ratings

💀 Grimdark Sci-Fi 👑 Primarch Returns 🕊️ Fallen Redemption 🚀 Military Space Opera ⚔️ Estranged Sons

Soul Hunter

by Aaron Dembski-Bowden • 2010

A Night Lord seer, hunted by visions, bargains with a pirate tyrant to save his warband.

4.36

6k+

🛡️ Warhammer 40k 💀 Chaos Space Marines 👁️ Prophetic Visions 🌌 Gothic Space 🏰 Siege Warfare

Soul Hunter 96%

A Night Lord seer, hunted by visions, bargains with a pirate tyrant to save his warband.

by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2010

4.36

6k+ ratings

🛡️ Warhammer 40k 💀 Chaos Space Marines 👁️ Prophetic Visions 🌌 Gothic Space 🏰 Siege Warfare

Legacy of the Force

by Aaron Allston • 2006

A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.

3.89

9k+

🖤 Fallen Hero Arc 🌌 Political Space Opera 🐍 Mentor As Corrupter 💔 Family Betrayal 🗡️ Coming Of Age Quest

Legacy of the Force 96%

A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.

by Aaron Allston 2006

3.89

9k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Hero Arc 🌌 Political Space Opera 🐍 Mentor As Corrupter 💔 Family Betrayal 🗡️ Coming Of Age Quest

Horus Rising

by Dan Abnett • 2016

When a Space Marine joins the Warmaster's council, his deadliest enemy wears a brother's face.

4.51

278

🖤 Grimdark Sci-Fi 🛡️ Space Marine Legion 🔒 Secret Lodge 💔 Doomed Brotherhood 🗡️ Impending Betrayal

Horus Rising 95%

When a Space Marine joins the Warmaster's council, his deadliest enemy wears a brother's face.

by Dan Abnett 2016

4.51

278 ratings

🖤 Grimdark Sci-Fi 🛡️ Space Marine Legion 🔒 Secret Lodge 💔 Doomed Brotherhood 🗡️ Impending Betrayal

Storm of Iron

by Graham McNeill • 2002

The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.

4.13

2k+

🏰 Siege Warfare 🌑 Grimdark 🦠 Chaos Corruption ⚔️ Rival Lieutenants 🩸 Body Horror

Storm of Iron 95%

The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.

by Graham McNeill 2002

4.13

2k+ ratings

🏰 Siege Warfare 🌑 Grimdark 🦠 Chaos Corruption ⚔️ Rival Lieutenants 🩸 Body Horror

Red Rising

by Pierce Brown • 2014

Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.

4.27

823k+

🧬 Genetic Caste System 🏛️ Space Roman Empire ⚔️ Deadly Training Academy 🌋 Unlikely Rebel 👥 Found Family

Red Rising 95%

Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.

by Pierce Brown 2014

4.27

823k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Caste System 🏛️ Space Roman Empire ⚔️ Deadly Training Academy 🌋 Unlikely Rebel 👥 Found Family

Empire of Silence

by Christopher Ruocchio • 2018

Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.

3.95

55k+

🏛️ Galactic Empire 👑 Fallen Noble 🤝 Found Family 👽 Alien Diplomacy 📜 Forbidden Knowledge

Empire of Silence 95%

Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.

by Christopher Ruocchio 2018

3.95

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Galactic Empire 👑 Fallen Noble 🤝 Found Family 👽 Alien Diplomacy 📜 Forbidden Knowledge

Dante

by Guy Haley • 2017

To join the Blood Angels, a boy survives brutal trials. The last demands a friend's life.

4.32

2k+

🦅 Space Marine Chapter 🖤 Grimdark Tone ⚔️ Warrior Brotherhood 👑 Reluctant Leader 🏔️ Coming Of Age Trials

Dante 94%

To join the Blood Angels, a boy survives brutal trials. The last demands a friend's life.

by Guy Haley 2017

4.32

2k+ ratings

🦅 Space Marine Chapter 🖤 Grimdark Tone ⚔️ Warrior Brotherhood 👑 Reluctant Leader 🏔️ Coming Of Age Trials

Star Wars

by Matthew Woodring Stover • 2005

The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.

4.32

26k+

🚀 Epic Space Opera 💔 Fallen Hero 🕶️ Dark Mentorship 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 😢 Tragic Space Opera

Star Wars 94%

The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.

by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005

4.32

26k+ ratings

🚀 Epic Space Opera 💔 Fallen Hero 🕶️ Dark Mentorship 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 😢 Tragic Space Opera

Consider Phlebas

by Iain M. Banks • 1987

To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.

3.85

102k+

🦎 Shapeshifter Protagonist 🚀 Mercenary Crew 🛐 Alien Religion 🌍 Doomed Megastructure 🧠 Sentient Starship

Consider Phlebas 94%

To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.

by Iain M. Banks 1987

3.85

102k+ ratings

🦎 Shapeshifter Protagonist 🚀 Mercenary Crew 🛐 Alien Religion 🌍 Doomed Megastructure 🧠 Sentient Starship

Edge of Victory I

by Greg Keyes • 2001

Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.

3.84

8k+

🛸 Alien Invasion 🚀 Space Battles 🎖️ Morally Gray War 🌱 Coming Of Age In War 🌐 Resistance Network

Edge of Victory I 94%

Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.

by Greg Keyes 2001

3.84

8k+ ratings

🛸 Alien Invasion 🚀 Space Battles 🎖️ Morally Gray War 🌱 Coming Of Age In War 🌐 Resistance Network

Weapons Free

by Daniel Gibbs • 2021

When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.

4.14

1k+

✈️ Military Space Opera 🚀 Naval Combat In Space 🎖️ Reluctant Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family In War 💥 Space Dogfights

Weapons Free 93%

When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.

by Daniel Gibbs 2021

4.14

1k+ ratings

✈️ Military Space Opera 🚀 Naval Combat In Space 🎖️ Reluctant Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family In War 💥 Space Dogfights

Bayonet Dawn

by Scott Moon • 2016

His twin siblings taken by aliens, an orphan enlists in the elite Marauders to find them.

3.85

110

🎖️ Military Sci-Fi 👽 Interspecies Warfare 🏋️ Boot Camp Transformation 🔒 Alien Captivity 👯 Twin Bond

Bayonet Dawn 93%

His twin siblings taken by aliens, an orphan enlists in the elite Marauders to find them.

by Scott Moon 2016

3.85

110 ratings

🎖️ Military Sci-Fi 👽 Interspecies Warfare 🏋️ Boot Camp Transformation 🔒 Alien Captivity 👯 Twin Bond

The Captain

by Will Wight • 2023

A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.

4.27

10k+

🚀 Science Fantasy ⚔️ Progression Fantasy ❤️ Found Family 🪞 Alternate Selves 🛸 Sentient Ship

The Captain 93%

A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.

by Will Wight 2023

4.27

10k+ ratings

🚀 Science Fantasy ⚔️ Progression Fantasy ❤️ Found Family 🪞 Alternate Selves 🛸 Sentient Ship

Tarkin

by James Luceno • 2014

Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.

3.76

21k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚀 Military Sci-Fi ⚔️ Uneasy Allies 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🔥 Rebel Insurgency

Tarkin 93%

Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.

by James Luceno 2014

3.76

21k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚀 Military Sci-Fi ⚔️ Uneasy Allies 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🔥 Rebel Insurgency

Leviathan Wakes

by James S.A. Corey • 2011

A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.

4.31

325k+

🚀 Space Opera 🕵️ Noir Detective 🦠 Alien Virus 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Perspectives

Leviathan Wakes 93%

A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.

by James S.A. Corey 2011

4.31

325k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 🕵️ Noir Detective 🦠 Alien Virus 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Perspectives

Leviathan Wakes

by James S.A. Corey • 2011

A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.

4.31

325k+

🚀 Space Opera 🕵️ Noir Detective 🦠 Alien Virus 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Perspectives

Leviathan Wakes 93%

A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.

by James S.A. Corey 2011

4.31

325k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 🕵️ Noir Detective 🦠 Alien Virus 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Perspectives

Furies of Calderon

by Jim Butcher • 2004

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

4.13

114k+

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

Furies of Calderon 93%

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.13

114k+ ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

Halo

by Eric S. Nylund • 2001

An alien armada attacks humanity's military stronghold. A Spartan team must keep Earth hidden.

4.26

36k+

🎖️ Military Sci-Fi 💪 Super Soldiers 👽 Alien Invasion 🚀 Space Warfare 🛡️ Last Stand

Halo 93%

An alien armada attacks humanity's military stronghold. A Spartan team must keep Earth hidden.

by Eric S. Nylund 2001

4.26

36k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Sci-Fi 💪 Super Soldiers 👽 Alien Invasion 🚀 Space Warfare 🛡️ Last Stand

Star Wars

by Mike Chen • 2022

A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.

4.13

11k+

🧑‍🏫 Master And Apprentice 🗳️ Political Conspiracy 💕 Secret Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior 🫂 Found Brotherhood

Star Wars 93%

A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.

by Mike Chen 2022

4.13

11k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Master And Apprentice 🗳️ Political Conspiracy 💕 Secret Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior 🫂 Found Brotherhood

Into the Void

by Tim Lebbon • 2013

A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.

3.65

15k+

🚀 Space Opera 👭 Sibling Rivalry 👽 Ancient Alien Tech 🔥 Cult Fanaticism 🌑 Fall To Darkness

Into the Void 93%

A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.

by Tim Lebbon 2013

3.65

15k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 👭 Sibling Rivalry 👽 Ancient Alien Tech 🔥 Cult Fanaticism 🌑 Fall To Darkness

Revan

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2011

A Jedi Master's nightmares drag him into the Sith Empire, where a hidden Emperor plots conquest.

4.01

25k+

🖤 Fallen Hero Redemption 🗡️ Political Intrigue 👑 Sith Empire 🧩 Lost Memory Quest 🔥 Dark Side Corruption

Revan 93%

A Jedi Master's nightmares drag him into the Sith Empire, where a hidden Emperor plots conquest.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2011

4.01

25k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Hero Redemption 🗡️ Political Intrigue 👑 Sith Empire 🧩 Lost Memory Quest 🔥 Dark Side Corruption

Hero of the Imperium

by Sandy Mitchell • 2007

Every time Commissar Cain saves his own skin, the Imperium gives him a medal.

4.44

4k+

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😰 Reluctant Hero 💀 Grimdark Comedy ⚔️ Warhammer 40k 📜 War Memoir Satire

Hero of the Imperium 93%

Every time Commissar Cain saves his own skin, the Imperium gives him a medal.

by Sandy Mitchell 2007

4.44

4k+ ratings

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😰 Reluctant Hero 💀 Grimdark Comedy ⚔️ Warhammer 40k 📜 War Memoir Satire

Star Wars

by Timothy Zahn • 1991

An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.

4.18

104k+

🚀 Military Space Opera ♟️ Psychological Warfare 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Ragtag Crew 🏚️ Imperial Remnant

Star Wars 92%

An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.

by Timothy Zahn 1991

4.18

104k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera ♟️ Psychological Warfare 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Ragtag Crew 🏚️ Imperial Remnant

The Darkness That Comes Before

by R. Scott Bakker • 2003

A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.

3.84

24k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🧠 Philosophical Epic 🕵️ Ancient Conspiracy ⚔️ Holy War 😈 Moral Ambiguity

The Darkness That Comes Before 92%

A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.

by R. Scott Bakker 2003

3.84

24k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🧠 Philosophical Epic 🕵️ Ancient Conspiracy ⚔️ Holy War 😈 Moral Ambiguity

Darth Plagueis

by James Luceno • 2012

A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.

4.2

37k+

🖤 Sith Origins 🌌 Galactic Politics ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💀 Immortality Quest

Darth Plagueis 92%

A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.

by James Luceno 2012

4.2

37k+ ratings

🖤 Sith Origins 🌌 Galactic Politics ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💀 Immortality Quest

Storm from the Shadows

by David Weber • 2009

Hidden enemies frame a vice admiral's fleet, pushing her toward war with the galaxy's superpower.

4.15

5k+

🚢 Space Fleet Combat 🌐 Interstellar Diplomacy 🎭 Shadowy Puppet Masters 🎖️ Military Command 👑 Arrogant Galactic Power

Storm from the Shadows 92%

Hidden enemies frame a vice admiral's fleet, pushing her toward war with the galaxy's superpower.

by David Weber 2009

4.15

5k+ ratings

🚢 Space Fleet Combat 🌐 Interstellar Diplomacy 🎭 Shadowy Puppet Masters 🎖️ Military Command 👑 Arrogant Galactic Power

The Infinite and the Divine

by Robert Rath • 2020

Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.

4.44

7k+

🥊 Immortal Rivals 💎 Artifact Heist 🖤 Grimdark Comedy ⏳ Temporal Warfare 🚀 Far Future

The Infinite and the Divine 92%

Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.

by Robert Rath 2020

4.44

7k+ ratings

🥊 Immortal Rivals 💎 Artifact Heist 🖤 Grimdark Comedy ⏳ Temporal Warfare 🚀 Far Future

The Last Watch

by J.S. Dewes • 2021

Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.

3.97

12k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 🫂 Found Family 👑 Disgraced Royalty ⚔️ Reluctant Commander 🌌 Cosmic Collapse

The Last Watch 92%

Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.

by J.S. Dewes 2021

3.97

12k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 🫂 Found Family 👑 Disgraced Royalty ⚔️ Reluctant Commander 🌌 Cosmic Collapse

Path of Destruction

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2006

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

4.35

38k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

Path of Destruction 92%

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2006

4.35

38k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

Exodus

by Peter F. Hamilton • 2024

A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.

4.25

6k+

🔮 Ancient Alien Tech 👑 Immortal Politics 🎭 Long Con Betrayal 🌍 Planetary Catastrophe 🚀 Generational Arkship

Exodus 92%

A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.

by Peter F. Hamilton 2024

4.25

6k+ ratings

🔮 Ancient Alien Tech 👑 Immortal Politics 🎭 Long Con Betrayal 🌍 Planetary Catastrophe 🚀 Generational Arkship

Across the Haunted Stars

by Abe Moss • 2022

Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.

4.46

251

🖤 Cosmic Horror 🌌 Dimension Hopping 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Powers ⚗️ Science Fantasy

Across the Haunted Stars 92%

Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.

by Abe Moss 2022

4.46

251 ratings

🖤 Cosmic Horror 🌌 Dimension Hopping 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Powers ⚗️ Science Fantasy

Old Man's War

by John Scalzi • 2005

A seventy-five-year-old widower joins the army for a new body and gets an interstellar war.

4.23

227k+

🪖 Military Sci-Fi 🧬 Consciousness Transfer 👽 Alien Warfare 😏 Wry Humor 💪 Boot Camp Training

Old Man's War 92%

A seventy-five-year-old widower joins the army for a new body and gets an interstellar war.

by John Scalzi 2005

4.23

227k+ ratings

🪖 Military Sci-Fi 🧬 Consciousness Transfer 👽 Alien Warfare 😏 Wry Humor 💪 Boot Camp Training

Star Wars

by James Luceno • 2005

Obi-Wan and Anakin chase a hidden Sith Lord across the galaxy as the trap tightens.

3.85

9k+

🚀 Clone Wars Era 🧑‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 🌑 Descent Into Darkness 🎭 Political Intrigue ⏳ Impending Doom

Star Wars 92%

Obi-Wan and Anakin chase a hidden Sith Lord across the galaxy as the trap tightens.

by James Luceno 2005

3.85

9k+ ratings

🚀 Clone Wars Era 🧑‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 🌑 Descent Into Darkness 🎭 Political Intrigue ⏳ Impending Doom

Son of the Black Sword

by Larry Correia • 2015

He enforced a brutal code without mercy. He was casteless, the untouchable class his order crushes.

4.23

11k+

📖 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Sentient Sword 🎭 False Identity ✨ Chosen One Prophecy 🏰 Caste Society

Son of the Black Sword 92%

He enforced a brutal code without mercy. He was casteless, the untouchable class his order crushes.

by Larry Correia 2015

4.23

11k+ ratings

📖 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Sentient Sword 🎭 False Identity ✨ Chosen One Prophecy 🏰 Caste Society

Hyperion

by Dan Simmons • 1989

Seven pilgrims journey to a closed world, each carrying a wish only its monster can grant.

4.28

305k+

📚 Literary Science Fiction 👁️ Space Horror ⏳ Time Manipulation 📖 Frame Narrative 🛐 Pilgrimage Journey

Hyperion 92%

Seven pilgrims journey to a closed world, each carrying a wish only its monster can grant.

by Dan Simmons 1989

4.28

305k+ ratings

📚 Literary Science Fiction 👁️ Space Horror ⏳ Time Manipulation 📖 Frame Narrative 🛐 Pilgrimage Journey

Bitter Angels

by C.L. Anderson • 2009

Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.

3.30

279

🌑 Space Opera Noir 🤖 AI Companions 🌀 Unreliable Reality 👑 Dynastic Dystopia 💧 Resource Scarcity

Bitter Angels 92%

Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.

by C.L. Anderson 2009

3.30

279 ratings

🌑 Space Opera Noir 🤖 AI Companions 🌀 Unreliable Reality 👑 Dynastic Dystopia 💧 Resource Scarcity

Star Wars

by James Luceno • 2005

A Knight and his Padawan flee the Jedi purge. Behind them, an Empire. Ahead, Darth Vader.

3.91

11k+

🏃 Jedi Purge Survivor 🏛️ Early Imperial Era ⚫ Sith Apprentice 🪖 Clone Troopers 💔 Tragic Sacrifice

Star Wars 92%

A Knight and his Padawan flee the Jedi purge. Behind them, an Empire. Ahead, Darth Vader.

by James Luceno 2005

3.91

11k+ ratings

🏃 Jedi Purge Survivor 🏛️ Early Imperial Era ⚫ Sith Apprentice 🪖 Clone Troopers 💔 Tragic Sacrifice

Star Wars

by Michael A. Stackpole • 1999

Buried alive, a fighter pilot must embrace the Force to escape and clear his friend's name.

3.98

14k+

🚀 Military Space Opera ✈️ Starfighter Combat ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🕵️ Hidden Traitor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Star Wars 92%

Buried alive, a fighter pilot must embrace the Force to escape and clear his friend's name.

by Michael A. Stackpole 1999

3.98

14k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera ✈️ Starfighter Combat ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🕵️ Hidden Traitor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Gardens of the Moon

by Steven Erikson • 1999

An empire unleashes an ancient tyrant to capture a city, while gods gamble on a thief's luck.

3.94

140k+

🛡️ Epic Military Fantasy 👑 Meddling Gods 🗡️ Assassin Intrigue 🌋 Ancient Gods Awaken 🔥 Mage Warfare

Gardens of the Moon 92%

An empire unleashes an ancient tyrant to capture a city, while gods gamble on a thief's luck.

by Steven Erikson 1999

3.94

140k+ ratings

🛡️ Epic Military Fantasy 👑 Meddling Gods 🗡️ Assassin Intrigue 🌋 Ancient Gods Awaken 🔥 Mage Warfare

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

by Christopher Paolini • 2020

An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.

3.80

71k+

🛸 First Contact War 🧬 Alien Symbiosis 🚀 Found Family Crew 🤝 Interspecies Alliance ⚔️ Interstellar War

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars 92%

An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.

by Christopher Paolini 2020

3.80

71k+ ratings

🛸 First Contact War 🧬 Alien Symbiosis 🚀 Found Family Crew 🤝 Interspecies Alliance ⚔️ Interstellar War

The Daughters' War

by Christopher Buehlman • 2024

A soldier and her war ravens fight goblins while her general sacrifices battalions by lottery.

4.22

14k+

🗡️ Military Dark Fantasy 💕 Forbidden Queer Romance 👥 Sibling Bonds In War 🦅 War Beasts 🌑 Grimdark

The Daughters' War 92%

A soldier and her war ravens fight goblins while her general sacrifices battalions by lottery.

by Christopher Buehlman 2024

4.22

14k+ ratings

🗡️ Military Dark Fantasy 💕 Forbidden Queer Romance 👥 Sibling Bonds In War 🦅 War Beasts 🌑 Grimdark

Revelation Space

by Alastair Reynolds • 2000

A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.

3.99

62k+

🪐 Xenoarchaeology 🌌 Cosmic Horror 🚀 Gothic Spaceship 👾 Rogue Ai 🦠 Plague Ship

Revelation Space 92%

A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.

by Alastair Reynolds 2000

3.99

62k+ ratings

🪐 Xenoarchaeology 🌌 Cosmic Horror 🚀 Gothic Spaceship 👾 Rogue Ai 🦠 Plague Ship

Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno

by Valerio Evangelisti • 1998

A medieval inquisitor hunts a forbidden grimoire whose words can tear open doorways to hell.

3.78

391

🏛️ Medieval Inquisition 🌌 Cosmic Horror 📖 Forbidden Magical Text ⏳ Multiple Timelines 👹 Demonic Possession

Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno Summary

Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno 92%

A medieval inquisitor hunts a forbidden grimoire whose words can tear open doorways to hell.

by Valerio Evangelisti 1998

3.78

391 ratings

🏛️ Medieval Inquisition 🌌 Cosmic Horror 📖 Forbidden Magical Text ⏳ Multiple Timelines 👹 Demonic Possession

House Atreides

by Brian Herbert • 1999

A young duke, a deposed prince, a desert scientist: the Imperium is closing in.

3.84

30k+

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3.84

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The Left Hand of God 92%

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3.65

19k+ ratings

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4.31

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Thrawn 92%

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4.31

59k+ ratings

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4.14

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The Swarm 91%

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4.14

7k+ ratings

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