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24 alternatives to The Martian

Scifi thriller

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

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   Red Mars▲74

   A future history of Martian colonization

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Invisible Office Hours - The Martian▲78

   We talk about the book and movie.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   WIRED▲55

   Bestselling techno thriller, science fiction story

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Martian▲200

   An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Flicker Men: An Novel▲54

   Modern "sci fi" thriller about science, theology, and fate

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Uncommon Stock▲59

   A startup tech thriller

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Scream▲56

   Chilling adventures in the science of fear

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Back to the Future▲77

   Novelization of the Back to the Future film

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Amazon Charts▲164

    The top 20 most sold & most read books of the week

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Atlantis Gene: A Thriller (The Origin Mystery, Book 1)▲53

    A compelling novel. A thriller certainly, but one that combi

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Valley of the Gods▲65

    A Silicon Valley story

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Deep▲64

    Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Pluto Files▲70

    Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about Planets

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Phoenix Project▲61

    A novel about IT, dev-ops, and helping your business win

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    America's Forgotten Mars Mission▲91

    A visual essay, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Red Rising▲63

    Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Presence▲81

    Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Technotopia▲96

    A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    2001: A Space Odyssey▲70

    The #1 in the most exciting space science fiction ever

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Future Visions▲66

    Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Cosmopolis▲66

    The hidden agenda of modernity

    2015 · its alternatives →

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