Most Popular Hard Science Fiction Books

Explore the most popular Hard Science Fiction books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.

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Dark Nova #3

The Fifth Kind: Ascension

James D. Prescott

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

July 15, 2024

The Icarus Series #3

The Icarus Job

Timothy Zahn

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 5, 2024

Rich Man's Sky #3

Beggar's Sky

Wil McCarthy

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

February 6, 2024

Bionic Frontier #1

The Moon and the Desert

Robert E. Hampson

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

March 7, 2023

The Diving Series #18

Ivory Trees

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

November 14, 2023

The Diving Series #13

The Court-Martial of the Renegat Renegades

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

June 6, 2023

The Betaverse #1

A New Eden

Menilik Henry Dyer

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

July 25, 2023

Dark Nova #2

The Fifth Kind: Awakening

James D. Prescott

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

December 17, 2023

Dark Nova #1

The Fifth Kind: Arrival

James D. Prescott

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

June 14, 2023

Caine Riordan #7

Protected Species

Charles E. Gannon

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera

December 5, 2023

Ballistic #1

Ballistic

Travis S. Taylor

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Thriller

August 2, 2022

Inverted Frontier #3

Needle

Linda Nagata

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

July 12, 2022

The Diving Series #17

Maelstrom

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 23, 2021

The Diving Series #16

The Chase

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 27, 2021

The Diving Series #14

Thieves

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

February 16, 2021

The Axiom

The Alien Stars and Other Novellas

Tim Pratt

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Short Stories

April 13, 2021

The Diving Series #15

Squishy's Teams

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

November 17, 2020

The Diving Series #12

Escaping Amnthra

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 5, 2020

Wine Dark Deep #3

The Odyssey

R. Peter Keith

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

October 12, 2020

Wine Dark Deep #2

Encounter at Jupiter

R. Peter Keith

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

October 12, 2020

Wine Dark Deep #1

Wine Dark Deep

R. Peter Keith

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

October 12, 2020

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