Space Colonization

8,341 members

184 reviews

3.8

9 Members: seabear, aulsmith, asalamon, DorsVenabili, calm, tottman, souloftherose, BomboChipolata, ImmortalWords

3

The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin

10,741 members

268 reviews

4.1

7 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, DorsVenabili, Dilara86, Jarandel, BomboChipolata, ManWithAnAgenda

4

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

16,673 members

324 reviews

4

7 Members: Quaisior, tottman, souloftherose, Jarandel, Bretzky1, jeffza, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : Could never get into this one.

5

Dragonsdawn

5,482 members

38 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Quaisior, SylviaC, melsbks, calm, tottman, Jarandel

6

Grass

by Sheri S. Tepper

2,380 members

48 reviews

4

6 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, bestem, calm, tottman, souloftherose

7

Dune

42,774 members

694 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: seabear, Quaisior, aulsmith, asalamon, souloftherose, BomboChipolata, ManWithAnAgenda,enrique_molinero ,tottman

8

Green Mars

5,197 members

64 reviews

3.9

5 Members: seabear, DorsVenabili, calm, tottman, souloftherose

9

Blue Mars

4,758 members

55 reviews

3.9

5 Members: seabear, DorsVenabili, calm, tottman, souloftherose

10

The Last Colony

3,781 members

124 reviews

3.9

5 Members: bestem, calm, tottman, BomboChipolata, ImmortalWords

11

Old Man's War

8,704 members

410 reviews

4.1

4 Members: trollsdotter, bestem, tottman, BomboChipolata

12

Revelation Space

by Alastair Reynolds

5,434 members

143 reviews

3.8

4 Members: KimarieBee, souloftherose, Jarandel, BomboChipolata

13

The Rowan

The Word for World is Forest

3,492 members

34 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, trollsdotter, bestem, melsbks

14

by Ursula K. Le Guin

2,917 members

94 reviews

3.8

4 Members: aulsmith, melsbks, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

15

Downbelow Station

The Left Hand of Darkness

2,829 members

68 reviews

3.8

6 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, melsbks, tottman, Jarandel, ManWithAnAgenda, ,asalamon

16

by Ursula K. Le Guin

15,975 members

384 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, DorsVenabili, Dilara86, ManWithAnAgenda,

17

Speaker for the Dead

15,845 members

212 reviews

4

5 Members: asalamon, bestem, tottman, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, ,ManWithAnAgenda

18

2001: A Space Odyssey

by Arthur C. Clarke

13,397 members

209 reviews

4

3 Members: Quaisior, ManWithAnAgenda, ImmortalWords

19

The Mote in God's Eye

by Larry Niven

6,349 members

108 reviews

3.9

3 Members: KimarieBee, tottman, BomboChipolata

20

Archangel

Forty Thousand in Gehenna

1,866 members

59 reviews

4

3 Members: Quaisior, bestem, tottman

21

1,099 members

20 reviews

3.8

3 Members: Quaisior, tottman, Jarandel

22

Dune Messiah

16,500 members

166 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Quaisior, ManWithAnAgenda

23

Children of Dune

13,895 members

98 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Quaisior, ManWithAnAgenda

24

The Caves of Steel

by Isaac Asimov

7,802 members

141 reviews

4

2 Members: KimarieBee, BomboChipolata

25

Dragonquest

6,217 members

54 reviews

3.9

2 Members: melsbks, tottman

26

The Ghost Brigades

4,634 members

161 reviews

4

2 Members: tottman, BomboChipolata

27

Embassytown

by China Miéville

3,421 members

215 reviews

3.9

2 Members: souloftherose, BomboChipolata

28

Accelerando

by Charles Stross

3,359 members

123 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Jarandel, BomboChipolata

29

Redemption Ark

by Alastair Reynolds

3,005 members

59 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Jarandel, BomboChipolata

30

Zoe's Tale

2,613 members

112 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: bestem, tottman

31

Lilith's Brood

by Octavia E. Butler

2,586 members

59 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Dilara86, ManWithAnAgenda

32

Freedom's Landing

2,427 members

21 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: trollsdotter, bestem

33

Foreigner

2,355 members

65 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Jarandel, BomboChipolata

34

Freedom's Choice

2,084 members

13 reviews

3.8

2 Members: bestem, melsbks

35

Fallen Dragon

by Peter F. Hamilton

2,071 members

30 reviews

3.9

2 Members: KimarieBee, BomboChipolata

36

Freedom's Challenge

1,883 members

14 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: bestem, melsbks

37

Seeker

by Jack McDevitt

1,346 members

27 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: aulsmith, tottman

38

Remnant Population

by Elizabeth Moon

1,237 members

49 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Quaisior, trollsdotter

39

Little Fuzzy

by H. Beam Piper

1,194 members

41 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Quaisior, trollsdotter

40

Jovah's Angel

1,164 members

21 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Quaisior, bestem

41

The Alleluia Files

985 members

17 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Quaisior, bestem

42

Angelica

863 members

14 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Quaisior, bestem

43

Coyote

by Allen Steele

818 members

27 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: enrique_molinero, RoboSchro

44

The Quantum Rose

by Catherine Asaro

553 members

14 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: Quaisior, trollsdotter

45

Wrapt in Crystal

Who's Afraid of Wolf 359? [short story]

515 members

8 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: Quaisior, bestem

46

Coyote Rising

by Allen Steele

496 members

11 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: enrique_molinero, RoboSchro

47

Venus of Dreams

by Pamela Sargent

269 members

7 reviews

3.2

2 Members: aulsmith, melsbks

48

by Ken MacLeod

12 members

2 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: aulsmith, tetrachromat

49

Illuminae

by Amie Kaufman

3,860 members

228 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

50

The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

3,375 members

56 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

51

The Ship Who Sang

3,272 members

35 reviews

3.8

Member: trollsdotter

52

Singularity Sky

by Charles Stross

3,021 members

69 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Jarandel

53

Children of God

by Mary Doria Russell

3,005 members

126 reviews

4

Member: KimarieBee

54

The Integral Trees

by Larry Niven

2,218 members

26 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

55

Farmer in the Sky

by Robert A. Heinlein

2,058 members

26 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: calm

56

Cyteen

1,829 members

54 reviews

4.1

Member: Jarandel

57

Cities in Flight

by James Blish

1,780 members

36 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: aulsmith

58

Invader

Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta

1,471 members

24 reviews

4.2

Member: Jarandel

59

by Doris Lessing

1,331 members

29 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dilara86

60

Destination: Void

The Warlock in Spite of Himself

1,320 members

18 reviews

3.2

Member: Jarandel

61

Refugee

by Piers Anthony

1,283 members

11 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: bestem

62

by Christopher Stasheff

1,173 members

19 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: trollsdotter

63

The Lazarus Effect

1,126 members

2 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: Jarandel

64

A Second Chance at Eden

by Peter F. Hamilton

1,078 members

12 reviews

3.8

Member: KimarieBee

65

Learning the World

by Ken MacLeod

897 members

17 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith: This one took my breath away.

66

Galileo's Dream

842 members

46 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: seabear

67

Deathworld 1

by Harry Harrison

756 members

21 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: trollsdotter

68

Uncharted Territory

by Connie Willis

679 members

14 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: trollsdotter

69

The Ascension Factor

657 members

4 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Jarandel

70

The Quiet War

by Paul McAuley

596 members

25 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: tetrachromat
Explanations: tetrachromat: Humanity colonizes solar system and creates habitats pretty much anywhere possible.

71

A Planet Called Treason

The Keeper of the Isis Light

471 members

8 reviews

3.8

2 Members: bestem, Jarandel,ManWithAnAgenda

72

Orbital Resonance

by John Barnes

450 members

6 reviews

3.9

Member: aulsmith

73

Sky Without Stars

by Jessica Brody

427 members

7 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

74

Masters of Everon

by Gordon R. Dickson

415 members

3 reviews

3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

75

Growing Up Weightless

by John M. Ford

358 members

9 reviews

3.8

Member: aulsmith

76

by Monica Hughes

335 members

11 reviews

3.8

Member: trollsdotter

77

Venus of Shadows

by Pamela Sargent

178 members

1 review

½ 3.5

Member: aulsmith

78

The Sultan of the Clouds [Novella]

by Geoffrey A. Landis

17 members

1 review

½ 3.5

Member: tetrachromat
Explanations: tetrachromat: Story takes place in/on/around Venusian habitats.

79

A Billion Eves

by Robert Reed

16 members

1 review

3.8

Member: aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith: The conception was stunning and the execution brilliant.

80

Eater-of-Bone [novella]

by Robert Reed

4 members

1 review

3.8

Member: tetrachromat
Explanations: tetrachromat: Story of colony started by humans from the Great Ship.

81

God Emperor of Dune

10,834 members

79 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith

82

Rendezvous With Rama

by Arthur C. Clarke

10,151 members

178 reviews

4

Member: asalamon,BomboChipolata

83

Ender in Exile

3,562 members

68 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: bestem,ManWithAnAgenda

84

The Call of Earth

2,247 members

11 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: bestem,ManWithAnAgenda

85

The Ships of Earth

1,941 members

12 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: bestem,ManWithAnAgenda

86

The Worthing Saga

1,857 members

25 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: bestem,ManWithAnAgenda

87

Earthfall

1,795 members

14 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: bestem,ManWithAnAgenda

88

Earthborn

1,684 members

11 reviews

3.2

Member: bestem,ManWithAnAgenda

89

Darkover Landfall

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

1,672 members

27 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: calm, Jarandel,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith : Pretty weak.

90

Treason

1,279 members

19 reviews

3.8

Member: bestem,ManWithAnAgenda

91

The Sparrow

by Mary Doria Russell

7,734 members

406 reviews

4.1

2 Members: KimarieBee, BomboChipolata, ,aulsmith ,tetrachromat
Explanations: tetrachromat : No colonies are established in this book.

92

Lord of Light

by Roger Zelazny

5,183 members

114 reviews

4

Explanations: aulsmith : Don't remember any colonization or exploration in this one.

93

The Memory of Earth

2,918 members

21 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: bestem,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith : Didn't make it through this one.

94

Warrior's Woman

by Johanna Lindsey

863 members

9 reviews

3.8

95

Heart of a Warrior

by Johanna Lindsey

808 members

6 reviews

3.8

96

Keeper of the Heart

by Johanna Lindsey

750 members

3 reviews

3.8

97

Kingdoms of the Wall

by Robert Silverberg

418 members

3 reviews

½ 3.4

Explanations: aulsmith : Don't remember any space exploration or colonization in this one.

98

Bedlam Planet

by John Brunner

255 members

4 reviews

2.9

Explanations: aulsmith : Interesting questions, but the answers didn't hold my interest.

99

Xenocide