The Fold by Peter Clines
like project hail marythis exciting sci-fi thriller features a dangerous problem that only one person on Earth can solve. A team of DARPA scientists has invented a device that could supposedly teleport people in the desert, but there are some problems they don’t want to touch on. Enter Mike Erickson, a quiet man who lives in a quiet town. He may be the one who can stop the world from being destroyed.

“The Deep Sky” by Yume Hokusei
This debut sci-fi thriller is also about danger, but this time on a ship sent into space to find new habitable planets. When an explosion occurs phoenix If you go off course, it’s up to the handpicked people on board to find a way to correct it. It’s not pressure, but the fate of humanity rests on their shoulders.
Goldilocks by Laura Lamb
And here are some more exciting ship shenanigans and sabotages. (Say that three times fast.) As Earth begins to disintegrate, the first all-female mission sets out in search of a new habitable planet. They’re on course to the Goldilocks Zone, where they can find just the right new planet. But when things start going awry on the mission, it becomes clear that not everyone is on board with the plan (just kidding).
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The Best of Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
This has the opposite problem. When an alien society’s homeland is destroyed, they discover their only chance for survival is to seek help from the indigenous life forms of their home planet. Soon, long-hidden mysteries are unraveled and the two cultures are forced to work together, while a race to prevent species extinction begins.

Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “The Elder Lace”
And finally, a young anthropologist sent to observe alien life has to break the rules and interact with his subjects. Although the locals think he is a sorcerer, Elder Neil is just a scientist trying to report his discoveries, and realizes that he must intervene if he is to save his people from a supposed demon that is terrorizing their land.
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