Books like Guardian by Joe Haldeman

Andy Weir’s debut science‑fiction bestseller follows astronaut Mark Watney, stranded on Mars in 2035, as he uses ingenuity to survive.

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.

A soldier's harrowing journey across the stars, spanning space and time in Joe Haldeman's hard sci-fi epic war story.

William Gibson’s debut Sprawl novel, *Neuromancer*, blends cyberpunk with a visionary digital future, following a hacker’s final job against a powerful AI. It earned Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick awards.

Red Mars chronicles the early days of humanity’s colonization and political upheaval on Mars, blending environmental engineering, terraforming and nation‑building in a hard‑science vision.

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.

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.

On the starship Dormire, clones of a murdered crew awaken in vats, each fearing the next bloodshed—but a new clone with no memory of her death must uncover the killer before another murder takes place.

Set on the industrial planet Cyteen, the novel follows the political regime of Dr. Ariane Emory, whose control over the life‑generating factory Reseune fuels a regime that merges biotechnology, cybernetics, genetics and psychology.

Patricia Cowan, an elderly woman in 2015, wrestles with fragments of alternate memories—different marriages, children, and a fatal 1963 bomb—questioning her own past and the nature of reality.

A vast alien invasion threatens Earth, as the extraterrestrials—once believed to seek only planetary resources—transform into an aggressive army, compelling humanity to fight or face extinction.

Benita Alvarez-Shipton, a 36‑year‑old bookstore manager, is thrust into an urgent alien mission when two extraterrestrials recruit her to deliver a message of peace to Washington, D.C. and warn of a predatory species already on Earth.

A space-time collision sparks a historic encounter between humans and Vulcans.

A 1967 science‑fiction novel co‑written by Philip K. Dick and Ray Nelson, depicting an alien invasion and the struggle of humanity to hold onto Earth with a powerful, uncontrollable weapon.

"Minnie Smith's (ca. 1874-1933) feminist domestic novel, Is It Just?, is a harsh critique of the injustices perpetuated by male-dominated society and law. Published in 1911, it tells the tragic story of Mary Pierce, who, through the actions of her selfish and lazy husband, loses her land, her social standing, and ultimately her life. In Is It Just?, the conventions of the domestic novel - episodic presentation, stock characters, contrived plots, and romantic conclusions - illustrate the superiority of female values and argue for expanded social, political, and legal rights for women. A critical introduction by Jenny Roth and Lori Chambers frames Smith's specific references to the laws and social geography of British Columbia, situating the novel in relation to its historic and literary importance. This unique work of domestic literature adds to our limited library of Canadian feminist writings of the first wave."--pub. desc.