Most Popular Hard Science Fiction Books of the 2010s

Discover popular Hard Science Fiction books from the 2010s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Rome's Revolution Universe

The Vuduri Companion

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Short Stories

October 2016

The Vuduri Knights #1

The Milk Run

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 2015

Rome's Revolution #3

Rome's Evolution

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

May 1, 2013

Tales of the Vuduri #3

Tales of the Vuduri: Year Three

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Non-fiction

January 2016

Tales of the Vuduri #2

Tales of the Vuduri: Year Two

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Non-fiction

January 11, 2015

Undying Mercenaries #1

Steel World

B. V. Larson

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 2, 2014

Tales of the Vuduri #1

Tales of the Vuduri: Year One

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Non-fiction

January 2014

Rome's Revolution #2

The Ark Lords

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

August 2012

Rome's Revolution #1

Rome's Revolution

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

2011

The Axiom #3

The Forbidden Stars

Tim Pratt

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

October 8, 2019

The Axiom #1

The Wrong Stars

Tim Pratt

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

November 2017

Stowaway to the Stars

Graham Keeler

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 2012

The Axiom #2

The Dreaming Stars

Tim Pratt

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

September 3, 2018

The Man in the Tree

Sage Walker

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

September 11, 2017

Autonomous

Annalee Newitz

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

September 19, 2017

Inverted Frontier #2

Silver

Linda Nagata

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

November 18, 2019

Stowaway to the Stars (2nd edition)

Graham Keeler

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 16, 2019

Thrilling Tales

Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories

Eleanor Wood

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk · Hard Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

November 19, 2018

Tales of the Vuduri #5

Tales of the Vuduri: Year Five

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Non-fiction

February 2018

Tales of the Vuduri #4

Tales of the Vuduri: Year Four

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Non-fiction

February 2017

The Diving Series #4

The Application of Hope

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

May 20, 2014

The Mammoth Book of ...

Mammoth Book of Nebula Awards SF

Kevin J. Anderson

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Anthology · Nebula Award

2011

The Diving Series #10

The Spires of Denon

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 14, 2010