Books like Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel

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

Ryland Grace wakes aboard a desperate, last‑chance interstellar mission with no memory of his identity or purpose, and must singlehandedly prevent humanity’s extinction as he grapples with survival in the vastness of space.

Rosemary Harper finds refuge and adventure aboard the aging ship Wayfarer, where a diverse crew of aliens and humans navigate friendship, mystery, and a pivotal interplanetary mission.

Four‑year‑old physics professor Jason Dessen is abducted and drugged, waking in a dystopian world where his family and reality are altered, forcing him to confront a formidable foe and the darkest parts of himself.

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.

A New York City cop and a neuroscientist race to prevent a reality‑shifting epidemic caused by false memories that threaten to unravel the world as we know it.

Human survivors flee a dying Earth to a terraformed planet, only to find it inhabited by dangerous lifeforms and two emerging civilizations vying for survival.

ix, 340 pages : 20 cm

A physicist in South Dakota, 17 years after a girl fell into a giant metal hand beneath the earth, leads a team investigating its origins and implications for humanity.

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.

A South Dakota girl falls through the earth to a giant metal hand, only to become a leading physicist tasked with uncovering its origin—a discovery that threatens humanity when a second robotic behemoth surfaces over London.

When 23‑year‑old April May discovers a mysterious giant sculpture in New York, she uploads a video that goes viral, turning her into an overnight celebrity and the first narrator of the globally spreading, enigmatic Carls.

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.

Finn, a highly advanced robot loyal to his directives, becomes the tutor and guardian of Cat, evolving from obedient machine to companion as the government extends rights to robots and society shifts.

With Xanth under threat from a robotic army, the meek goblin Goody must join forces with diverse allies to defeat the mechanical invaders and protect his world.

A long‑forgotten Jain warship resurfaces from an ancient prison, threatening all aboard with lethal technology. With humanity and the prador surprised by its return, Orlandine must marshal defense using the knowledge of its former adversary, the Client.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Widower scientist, Dr. Jonas Carson, whose lifetime work was to create an android. Dr. Carson names the android Chip. In order to conceal his project from those who would use Chip or Dr. Carson's skills for sinister purposes, Dr. Carson passes off Chip as a student at a junior high school and claims he is his son. His daughter, Becky, is the only other one who knows the secret, and Dr. Carson takes a job as a science teacher at the school to keep an eye on his "son". Chip has superior abilities such as great strength and a photographic memory, but also has a large density which gives him more weight than humans of his size. Chip also has a tendency to interpret communication quite literally. Throughout the novels, Chip better simulates being human as he gains a better understanding of humans.

A man prepares for the future as Skynet becomes sentient and humanity faces extinction. T2: Rising Storm concludes the trilogy that began with T2: Infiltrator. Humanity's last hope is John Connor, a man guided by the Terminator sent to kill him. Skynet is now sentient, and the first Hunter-Killer and T-90 Terminator units are operational. Skynet is now sentient, and humanity faces extinction. Skynet is now sentient, and the first Hunter-Killer and T-90 Terminator units are operational.

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