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Books like Artemis
A fast-paced, science-heavy lunar heist fueled by snark, swagger, and high-stakes engineering. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Artemis.
- energetic
- high-stakes
- claustrophobic
- cinematic
- 01
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
A high-stakes, science-fueled puzzle box that unexpectedly blossoms into a deeply heartwarming story of interstellar friendship.
- 02
Luna
Ian McDonald
A glamorous, cutthroat saga of dynastic warfare where oxygen is a commodity and family is the deadliest liability.
- 03
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
A warm, character-driven journey through the stars that feels like coming home to a family you never knew you had.
- 04
Aurora Rising
Alastair Reynolds
A gritty, high-stakes procedural where a hardened investigator must weigh the ultimate cost of saving a fragile utopia.
- 05
The Martian
Andy Weir
A gripping, laugh-out-loud survival thriller that celebrates human ingenuity and the sheer stubborn will to live.
- 06
Waking Gods
Sylvain Neuvel
A breathless, documentary-style thriller where the awe of discovery rapidly curdles into apocalyptic dread.
- 07
Only Human
Sylvain Neuvel
A tense, dialogue-driven exploration of humanity's darkest impulses and the fractured bonds of a found family pushed to the brink.
- 08
The City in the Middle of the Night
Charlie Jane Anders
A haunting exploration of radical empathy and toxic devotion set against the harsh extremes of a tidally locked world.
- 09
Nemesis Games
James S. A. Corey
A catastrophic, high-stakes thrill ride that tests the unbreakable bonds of a found family against the backdrop of a collapsing solar system.
- 10
The Dig
Alan Dean Foster
A high-stakes space mission transforms into an eerie, awe-inspiring struggle for survival on a haunted alien world.
- 11
Armada
Ernest Cline
A cinematic, pop-culture-drenched thrill ride that turns every gamer's ultimate fantasy into high-stakes reality.
- 12
The Apollo Murders
Chris Hadfield
A hyper-realistic, white-knuckle plunge into the deadly paranoia of the Cold War, set against the unforgiving vacuum of space.
