by James S.A. Corey (2011)
Humanity has colonized the solar system, but tensions between Earth, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt are at a boiling point. When ice-hauler captain Jim Holden discovers an abandoned derelict ship, he uncovers a conspiracy threatening humanity's existence.
Adrian Tchaikovsky
A race for survival among the stars that spans millennia. On a terraformed planet, a nanovirus designed to uplift monkeys accidentally accelerates the evolution of spiders instead. When a dying generation ship carrying the last remnants of human civilization arrives, two drastically different evolutionary paths collide.
Frank Herbert
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for.
Isaac Asimov
Mathematician Hari Seldon uses the revolutionary science of psychohistory to predict the imminent collapse of the 12,000-year-old Galactic Empire and creates the Foundation at the edge of the galaxy to preserve human knowledge and shorten the dark ages.
C. L. Clark
Faithless by C. L. Clark is an acclaimed literary work showcasing celebrated storytelling, rich characterization, and distinguished literary artistry.