Books like Orphanage by Robert Buettner

1818 novel by Mary Shelley about young scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox experiment.

Neal Stephenson’s cyberpunk classic follows hacker Hiro as he confronts a deadly digital drug in a slick, future Metaverse full of hackers, virtual reality, and ancient Sumerian intrigue.

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.

A revolutionary education nanotech device falls into the hands of a disadvantaged girl, sparking a societal upheaval as she learns to think independently.

Darwin, a low‑rank Red on Mars, discovers a hidden ruling class and infiltrates the Gold’s Institute in a quest to dismantle a tyrannical society and secure freedom for his people.

Starship Troopers follows Juan Rico, a Terran Federation Mobile Infantry trooper, as he trains, fights, and reflects on the moral and civic duties of military service during an interstellar war with the Arachnids of Klendathu.

Heechee Saga

Isaac Asimov’s "Robots and Empire" continues the saga of Earth, Spacers, and robot lore, following Dr. Kelden Amadiro’s revenge plot against the famed detective Elijah Baley and the looming threat to our planet.

A military science fiction story set in a galaxy where the main character, Honor Harrington, must fight to protect her planet and herself from dangerous enemies and her own personal demons.

When a planetary catastrophe forces humanity to abandon Earth, a massive, decade‑long escape plan is launched into space. Five thousand years later, descendants of the survivors – now divided into seven races – embark on a second, perilous journey to a transformed moon.

The second installment in David Weber’s Honor Harrington space‑opera saga, where the eponymous admiral confronts new threats in the interstellar arena, showcasing Weber’s detailed military tactics and strong female leadership.

Science fiction-roman.

When the extradimensional Flow that powers interstellar travel moves, the vast Interdependency empire risks collapse. A scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox must race to save humanity.

Honor Harrington returns from death to rally the war effort against the People's Republic of Haven, bringing new tactics, spies, and a bold determination to secure victory.

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.

A Navajo detective investigates an alien invasion plot to destroy the Earth.

With welfare reform at the top of the U.S. Congress agenda, the orphanage debate has resurfaced. While adoption is a solution for some children, many children are difficult to place or legally unavailable for permanent placement. Editor Richard B. McKenzie contends that the resurgence of private orphanages or children's homes will become a favorable option for those children. Rethinking Orphanages for the 21st Century reviews the policy reforms necessary for these homes to become reliable solutions for many of the nation's disadvantaged and abused children. McKenzie, who grew up in an orphanage in the 1950s, also includes the first and only large-scale survey of orphanage alumni, involving 1,600 respondents. Child welfare professionals, policymakers, sociologists, social workers, and family studies scholars will find this timely volume of great interest.