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24 alternatives to Babel-17

Nebula-winning sci-fi from a master.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Babel-17 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Speaker for the Dead▲57

   The Nebula- and Hugo-winning sequel to Ender's Game

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Black Hole Focus▲70

   freaking awesome self improvement/motivational book

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Light▲58

   A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Lord of Light▲56

   Sci fi fantasy where gods are only human

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Hugo Winners - Volumes 1 & 2▲71

   A collection of sci-fi and fantasy short stories.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Radiance▲79

   A decopunk pulp SF alt-history space opera mystery!

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ancillary Justice▲60

   An AI space opera with surprising emotional depth

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Future Visions▲66

   Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hyperion Cantos▲61

   Hugo-Award winning scifi novel from 1990

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Oryx and Crake▲108

    Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Flatland▲64

    The mind-bending science fiction epic of geometry

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Presence▲81

    Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Vanar.io▲70

    Agar.io goes interstellar!

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mayday! Deep Space▲103

    New take on interactive fiction from author of Robopocalypse

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Universe of Us▲61

    Planets, stars, constellations, and mesmerizing poetry.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Orbitor▲61

    Navigate the mysterious Quantum Nebula

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey▲8

    A fantastically fast paced space opera

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Supermen▲66

    Seymour Cray + technical wizards behind the supercomputer

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

    Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Pluto Files▲70

    Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about Planets

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Aurora ▲64

    Dystopian space epic by Kim Stanley Robinson

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home▲95

    An incredible journey from outer space… back home.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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