Hard Sci-Fi Worth Your Time

Curated by PageMarrow Editorial

Speculative fiction that extrapolates rigorously from real science — the cross-genre picks for discovery.

  1. 1
    The Martian

    andy weir

    Problem-solving as page-turner — competence porn at its most charming.

  2. 2
    Project Hail Mary

    andy weir

    First-contact puzzle box with genuine heart; hard to put down.

  3. 3
    Children of Time

    adrian tchaikovsky

    Deep-time evolution as epic — ambitious, strange, and rewarding.

  4. 4
    Leviathan Wakes

    james s. a. corey

    Lived-in solar-system noir; the gateway into a sprawling space opera.