Read-alikes and related books

Books like Provenance

24 books recommended for fans of Provenance by Ann Leckie, tied together by themes of Space Exploration, Hard Science Fiction, Space Opera, and Military.

Top related books to Provenance

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

The Imperial Radch Boxed Trilogy Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, and Ancillary Mercy

Ann Leckie

Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

The New Space Opera

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

Noumenon Ultra

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

Apes and Angels

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

Machine Vendetta

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

Neverness

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

Last Human

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

Children of Time

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#10

The Gods of Mars

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#11

Podkayne of Mars

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#12

Juggler of Worlds

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#13

Absolution Gap

Alastair Reynolds

Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#14

Seveneves eBook Sampler – pages 3-108 A free excerpt from Seveneves

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#15

The Outside

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#16

Abyss Deep

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#17

Alien Agendas

Ian Douglas

Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#18

Tau Zero

Poul Anderson

Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#19

Robert A. Heinlein’s Expanded Universe (Volume One)

Robert A. Heinlein

Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Military

#20

Star Maker

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Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#21

Destroyer of Worlds

Larry Niven

Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#22

Far from the Light of Heaven

Tade Thompson

Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#23

Beyond Kuiper The Galactic Star Alliance

Matthew Medney

Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Space Opera

#24

Icehenge

Kim Stanley Robinson

Themes: Space Exploration • Hard Science Fiction • Military

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Space Exploration, Hard Science Fiction, Space Opera — the same threads that run through Provenance by Ann Leckie. Among the authors featured: Ann Leckie, Gardner Dozois, Marina J. Lostetter, Kim Stanley Robinson, and others.