Books like The Arrows Of Time by Greg Egan

In the 29th century, humanity’s vast Hegemony spans dozens of worlds connected by farcaster portals, while the enigmatic Shrike guards the Time Tombs on the lone planet Hyperion. A diverse pilgrimage of chosen individuals must each recount why they were summoned to witness the tombs’ reverse time cycle.

After the battle that shattered the AI‑controlled starship Justice of Toren, survivor Breq, now a lone human, hunts vengeance across a frozen colony in this award‑winning space‑opera quest.

In a far future where space is divided into zones of thought, a weapon unleashes a destructive power that threatens all intelligence, forcing survivors onto a strange world where they clash with a medieval alien race.

Three sentient species on the planet Lusitania face annihilation when the Starways Congress sends a fleet to destroy them. An evolving computer intelligence named Jane must use advanced ship‑motion to save the planet, but her power is running low. Ender Wiggin’s children must act to preserve life.

In a post‑alien‑invasion future, a diverse crew of highly modified humans and a resurrected ancient predator are sent to the edge of the solar system to make contact with unknown extraterrestrial intelligence.

Alastair Reynolds’ debut, Revelation Space follows scientist Dan Sylveste as he probes a long‑lost alien civilization and battles a relentless killer aboard a dying starship, risking reality itself.

A deep, interstellar saga unfolding 30,000 years before *A Fire upon the Deep*, where Qeng Ho trader Pham Nuwen confronts the emergent threat of the Emergents amid a dormant society in the planet Arachna, racing against time to preserve freedom and advance technology.

A desperate search for stolen children by Bean and Petra, aided by former Battle School comrades, intertwines with Peter Wiggin’s bid to reestablish global authority amid a distant future of space colonies.

Explore a future where a billionaire’s quest for immortality unleashes a reality‑bending, virtual world, challenging what it means to be human.

A stone reveals a parallel world where ancient humans faced a devastating war that threatens the future of humanity.

In a far‑future solar system where most humans live as conscious software or in robotic bodies, a genderless digital orphan discovers a cosmic threat that could erase the conscious minds and must gather knowledge to save all of humanity.

The third volume of C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, *That Hideous Strength* follows philologist Dr. Elwin Ransom as he confronts a powerful technocratic organization, N.I.C.E., threatening Earth with supernatural forces and moral calamity.

Sequel to The Long Mars.

Jedi Master Jorus C’baoth leads the ambitious Outbound Flight Project—hundreds of Jedi and 50,000 colonists set aside for a voyage to find alien life—only to be sabotaged by Darth Sidious and the Chiss Ascendancy, drawing Obi‑Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker into a desperate battle for survival.

A science fiction sequel to Blue Remembered Earth, On The Steel Breeze follows humanity’s expansion into new worlds, tackling interstellar voyages, alien encounters, and the quest for a utopian future.

In a futuristic solar‑system society, The Quantum Thief follows a cunning thief amid advanced encryption, shared‑memory communication, and a civilization born from a virtual gaming guild.

Sequel to On the Steel Breeze.

Tau Zero follows a crew of scientists embarking on a ten‑year interstellar voyage on the spaceship Leonora Christine, where relativistic travel forces them to confront profound emotional and temporal consequences.

In a universe where Earthmen serve as mercenaries for the Galactic Union, a rebellion erupts as Earth's inhabitants seek freedom and purpose beyond occupation.

A popular science exploration of the nature of time, examining Einstein’s relativity, black holes, and quantum mysteries to question the universe’s origin, the flow of time, and the possibility of time travel.

"There is a widespread assumption that the universe in general, and life in particular, is "getting more complex with time". This book brings together a wide range of experts in science, philosophy, and theology and unveils their joint effort in exploring this idea. They confront essential problems behind the theory of complexity and the role of life within it: What is complexity? When does it increase, and why? Is the universe evolving towards states of ever greater complexity and diversity? If so, what is the source of this universal enrichment? This book addresses those difficult questions, and offers a unique cross-disciplinary perspective on some of the most profound issues at the heart of science and philosophy. Readers will gain insights in complexity that reach deep into key areas of physics, biology, complexity science, philosophy and religion"--