If you loved
Books like Luna
A glamorous, cutthroat saga of dynastic warfare where oxygen is a commodity and family is the deadliest liability. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Luna.
- tense
- claustrophobic
- opulent
- cutthroat
- 01
The quiet war
Paul J. McAuley
A sweeping, politically charged hard-SF epic that pits a ruined, dogmatic Earth against the genetically liberated frontiers of the outer solar system.
- 02
Fuzzy Nation
John Scalzi
A snappy, feel-good sci-fi romp where a cynical prospector uses legal loopholes and sharp wit to save ridiculously cute aliens from corporate greed.
- 03
Red Moon
Kim Stanley Robinson
A tense, near-future geopolitical thriller set against the stark, perilous backdrop of a colonized moon.
- 04
NEWTON'S WAKE: A SPACE OPERA
Ken MacLeod · 2004
A wry, high-octane romp through a post-singularity universe where god-like AI artifacts are just another resource to be plundered.
- 05
Remnant Population
Elizabeth Moon · 1996
A quietly triumphant science fiction tale about finding your truest purpose and ultimate freedom long after society has written you off.
- 06
Brasyl
Ian McDonald
A kaleidoscopic, cyberpunk-infused fever dream that collides past, present, and future across vibrant, dangerous landscapes.
- 07
Saturn's Children
Charles Stross · 2008
A cheeky, high-octane romp through a solar system where humanity is dead but their bureaucratic and capitalist hangovers are alive and well.
- 08
Artemis
Andy Weir
A fast-paced, science-heavy lunar heist fueled by snark, swagger, and high-stakes engineering.
- 09
Aurora Rising
Alastair Reynolds
A gritty, high-stakes procedural where a hardened investigator must weigh the ultimate cost of saving a fragile utopia.
- 10
Blue remembered Earth
Alastair Reynolds
A sprawling, sunlit journey across a utopian solar system where the weight of family history threatens to shatter a fragile peace.
- 11
The Dervish House
Ian McDonald
A kaleidoscopic, near-future thriller where ancient history and bleeding-edge nanotechnology collide in the bustling streets of Istanbul.
- 12
Fallen Dragon
Peter F. Hamilton
A gritty, action-packed plunge into the cynical reality of corporate space piracy and shattered dreams.
