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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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We talk about the book and movie.
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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The Martian▲200An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Modern "sci fi" thriller about science, theology, and fate
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Novelization of the Back to the Future film
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Amazon Charts▲164The top 20 most sold & most read books of the week
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A compelling novel. A thriller certainly, but one that combi
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Quest▲62Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Deep▲64Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A novel about IT, dev-ops, and helping your business win
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
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Red Rising▲63Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Presence▲81Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Technotopia▲96A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.
2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →
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The #1 in the most exciting space science fiction ever
2015 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →
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Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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