The Best Hard Science Fiction Books of the 2020's
Discover the captivating worlds of the best hard science fiction books from the 2020s decade (2020-2029).
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Eternal
(Codex Ananta #1 / 1)
by Soham Kale
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: August 29, 2025
Service Model
Release date: June 4, 2024
Poor Man's Sky
(Rich Man's Sky #2 / 5)
by Wil McCarthy
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: January 2023
The Delivery
Category: Science Fiction, Suspense Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Hard Science Fiction, Thriller, Suspense
Release date: July 1, 2026
Multiverses: An Anthology of Alternate Realities
Category: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Hard Science Fiction, Dystopia, Steampunk, Short Stories, Collection, Social Science Fiction, Alternate History
Release date: April 2023
Merchants of Light Book 2
(Merchants of Light #2 / 2)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: 2027
Rich Man's Sky Book 5
(Rich Man's Sky #5 / 5)
by Wil McCarthy
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: 2027
Kallipolis Series Book 2
(Kallipolis Series #2 / 2)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: 2027
Graveyard Shift on Europa
(The Europa Protocol #1 / 2)
by John Bailey
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: January 12, 2026
The Sands of Mars
(Bionic Frontier #2 / 2)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: September 1, 2026
I Thought Charlie Was Gone?
(The Europa Protocol #2 / 2)
by John Bailey
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: January 19, 2026
Wars in the Stars Short Stories
(Gothic Fantasy)
by Lisa Yaszek
Category: Science Fiction, Anthology, Short Stories, Space Opera, Hard Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction
Release date: October 20, 2026
Thieves' Sky
(Rich Man's Sky #4 / 5)
by Wil McCarthy
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: July 7, 2026
Wolfpack Hunt
(The Nibelung series #2 / 3)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: September 29, 2026
Plausibly Deniable
by Jamie Ibson
Category: Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, Space Opera, Anthology, Cyberpunk
Release date: March 3, 2026
Royal Scout
(The Nibelung series #3 / 3)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: October 13, 2026
The Signal Beneath the Sand
(Relic Wars #1 / 1)
by Hank Garner
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: April 14, 2026
Faster Than Light
(Merchants of Light #1 / 2)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: November 8, 2026
Space Raider Nibelung
(The Nibelung series #1 / 3)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: September 20, 2025
Creative Futures
(Beyond and Within)
by Allen Stroud
Category: Science Fiction, Anthology, Short Stories, Hard Science Fiction, Social Science Fiction, Environmental disasters
Release date: November 11, 2025
A New War
(The Betaverse #3 / 3)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: January 14, 2025
2525: Gardens and Creeks
(Kallipolis Series #1 / 2)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: September 5, 2025
Esperance
Release date: May 20, 2025
The Fifth Kind: Ascension
(Dark Nova #3 / 3)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: July 15, 2024
A New God
(The Betaverse #2 / 3)
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: March 5, 2024
Beggar's Sky
(Rich Man's Sky #3 / 5)
by Wil McCarthy
Category: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Release date: February 6, 2024
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