Read-alikes and related books

Books like Nova

Readers who finished Nova by Samuel R. Delany and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Space Opera, Science Fiction, Suspense, and Thrillers.

Top related books to Nova

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Nova.

Only Human

Sylvain Neuvel

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

Stone Chalmers and Alignment With the Universe To All High Emprise and In Public Convocation Assembled (Stone Chalmers #3-4)

Eich Raymund

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

The Chosen Twelve

James Breakwell

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

City of Dreams

Don Winslow

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

Coyote Frontier

Allen Steele

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

Morning Star

Pierce Brown

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

War Dogs

Greg Bear

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

The Aspirant

Nick Adams

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

The Serpent Sea Volume Two of the Books of the Raksura

Martha Wells

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#10

The Hammer of God

Arthur C. Clarke

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#11

The Misfit Soldier

Michael Mammay

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#12

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#13

Babel-17/Empire Star Nebula Award Winner

Samuel R. Delany

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Thrillers

#14

Imperium Restored A Novel of the Praxis

Walter Jon Williams

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#15

Judgment at Proteus

Timothy Zahn

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#16

City of Dreams A Novel

Don Winslow

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#17

And Another Thing … Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Part Six of Three

Eoin Colfer

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#18

The Cloud Roads Volume One of the Books of the Raksura

Martha Wells

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#19

Dark Worlds

Bryan Kovach

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#20

Plague Ship

Clive Cussler

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#21

The Domino Pattern

Timothy Zahn

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#22

Until the Last of Me Take Them to the Stars, Book Two

Sylvain Neuvel

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Thrillers

#23

Children of Memory

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Suspense

#24

Death Quest Mission Earth Volume 6

L. Ron Hubbard

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Thrillers

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Space Opera, Science Fiction, Suspense — the same threads that run through Nova by Samuel R. Delany. Among the authors featured: Sylvain Neuvel, Eich Raymund, James Breakwell, Don Winslow, and others.