Good space books?

[Cloakedwand72]

What are good hard science fiction books? That talk about reusable rocketry and artificial gravity and near future propulsion. Pls no political thrillers or religious thrillers I watched battle star and enjoyed the expanse. I want some books to check out on kindle bonus points if they got audio books.

[Kerbalsaurus]

3 hours ago, Cloakedwand72 said:

What are good hard science fiction books? That talk about reusable rocketry and artificial gravity and near future propulsion. Pls no political thrillers or religious thrillers I watched battle star and enjoyed the expanse. I want some books to check out on kindle bonus points if they got audio books.

The Martian is a good one. Project Hail Mary meets a lot of the criteria you laid down. I don’t like it, but you definitely would. Another one is a book called Space Case. It’s not a hard read, but it’s a fun book. It’s a murder mystery set on a moon base.

[AstroWolfie]

The saga of Joe Orbital

just look up Joe Orbital gif. or go to the Joe Orbital Lore wiki.

[BA-Forums]

On 8/17/2024 at 4:21 PM, Kerbalsaurus said:

The Martian is a good one. Project Hail Mary meets a lot of the criteria you laid down. I don’t like it, but you definitely would. Another one is a book called Space Case. It’s not a hard read, but it’s a fun book. It’s a murder mystery set on a moon base.

You beat me! 

[The Aziz]

books by Stanisław Lem

[NexusHelium]

Basically anything Andy Weir meets all the scientific accuracy and fun at the same time but something like the Skyward series is great if you want a really neat twist on a sci-fi book.

Edited August 30 by NexusHelium

[HebaruSan]

Most things I've read by these authors have been pretty enjoyable, if you're willing to go a bit further-future:

• Iain M. Banks
• Alastair Reynolds
• Larry Niven (also wrote some great near-future stuff like Footfall)