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Some highly-reviewed, recently published science fiction novels include Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, and The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal. Other excellent recent options are The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu and anything from Martha Wells' The Murderbot Diaries series, such as Network Effect. Recently published and highly-reviewed sci-fi novels Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir: A lone astronaut wakes up with amnesia on a critical mission to save Earth. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky: A civilization of spiders evolves to a high level of intelligence on a terraformed planet, while humanity's last survivors travel the stars searching for a new home. A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine: An ambassador from a small station is sent to the heart of a vast empire and must navigate a complex political conspiracy. The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal: In this alternate history, an asteroid impact in 1952 triggers a faster-paced space race, and a female pilot fights to be part of the first astronaut corps. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu: An alien civilization facing extinction makes first contact with Earth, leading to a crisis for humanity. The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells: A cyborg security unit hacks its own governor module and escapes, but its primary directive is to protect its human clients.