Books like Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids by Isaac Asimov

A collection of science fiction short stories about the colonization of Mars

Set centuries after a nuclear apocalypse, the monks of St. Matthew’s preserve the remnants of 20th‑century science, safeguarding knowledge for future generations amid a feudal society.

When a secret agency of temporal engineers rewrites history to secure humanity’s future, one man rebels to protect a loved one, sparking a battle that ends the bureaucracy and restores individual destiny.

When the massive Fithp spacecraft from Alpha Centauri arrives in the Solar System, humanity faces a bold and terrifying challenge: an extraterrestrial species intent on conquering Earth.

A young man's journey from recruit to Interplanetary Patrol cadet, through rigorous tests, training aboard a school ship, and a harrowing mission on Venus, showcases early space adventure and combat.

Dr. Abner Perry and his student face a malfunctioning digger that sends them deep beneath Earth, where they discover the prehistoric world of Pellucidar, ruled by telepathic Majars and inhabited by giant creatures, and must rally human tribes to fight for freedom.

In Robert Silverberg’s science‑fiction novel, a former colonial officer returns to the alien world of Belzagor to seek redemption for crimes against its two intelligent species, the Nildoror and Sulidoror, whose ritual of rebirth he disrupted.

Robert Silverberg’s Hugo‑winning novella "Nightwings" explores a world dominated by the mystical Avluela the Flier, whose scarlet and ebony wings guide a lone watcher to an ancient city, leaving the sky and space unguarded.

Lucky Starr is dispatched to Mercury to investigate sabotage amid a secret solar‑powered project, confronting sinister forces on a hostile, airless world.

A young officer, David Starr, investigates mysterious Martian food poisonings that threaten Earth's survival and may signal an alien plot to sabotage humanity's colonies.

Lucky Starr and Bigman Jones race against a Sirian war fleet to recover a stolen capsule lost in Saturn’s rings, before the enemy forces capture them on Titan.

Space‑faring teen Lucky Starr is dispatched to Venus after his roommate is recalled for alleged misconduct. While sustaining a ship wreck, he discovers a mysterious conspiracy that may be rooted in mind‑controlling alien forces.

An anthology showcasing female protagonists in science‑fiction adventures—from starship captains and planetary rulers to explorers, engineers, artists, pirates, and rogues—highlighting women’s roles in interplanetary voyages and space opera.

On the galactic prison of Chthon, a utopian hell where the universe’s worst criminals are condemned to eternal suffering, Aton must defy the impossible and escape to discover the forbidden siren-spirit who doomed him.

In a far‑future Earth rendered uninhabitable by pollution, a fractured human society survives in biodomes while colonies on Mars, Venus, the Moon, and the gas giants thrive under different ideologies. An anarchist agent of the Revolution Committee seeks peace amid a catastrophic clash of worlds.

I came across this while watching *Cosmos* by Neil deGrasse Tyson. This was the book given to him by the legend himself, Sagan. "This book is about science in its broadest human context, how science and civilization grew up together. It is the story of our long journey of discovery and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science, including Democritus, Hypatia, Kepler, Newton, Huygens, Champollion, Lowell and Humason. The book also explores spacecraft missions of discovery of the nearby planets, the research in the Library of ancient Alexandria, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, the origin of life, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies and the origins of matter, suns and worlds. The author retraces the fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into life and consciousness, enabling the cosmos to wonder about itself. He considers the latest findings on life elsewhere and how we might communicate with the beings of other worlds." *-- www.worldcat.org*

Clifford D. Simak’s science‑fiction tale follows Fletcher, Cynthia and Elmer as they navigate a deserted Earth turned into an interstellar mausoleum and discover whether humanity can be reborn.

Undetermined.

A 20th‑century man named Clay is thrown into a distant future where Earth is inhabited by evolved human species—Skimmers, Eaters, Awaiters, Breathers, Interceders, and Destroyers—prompting a journey of discovery and self‑reflection.

A tragic sequel to the original Star Trek film, focusing on the aftermath of Spock's death and the discovery of a new planet by the USS Enterprise.