If you loved the wry, tongue-in-cheek humor and self-aware narration from Bob Johansson’s perspective in We Are Legion, you’ll find Redshirts equally delightful. Scalzi’s crew faces absurd sci-fi tropes head-on, with sharp banter and meta jokes that poke fun at genre conventions while still delivering a compelling story.

If you were captivated by the detailed, plausible science and the protagonist’s hands-on approach to technical challenges in We Are Legion, you’ll love The Martian. Mark Watney’s fight for survival on Mars is packed with real science, engineering ingenuity, and plenty of nerdy, believable solutions to life-or-death problems.

If you enjoyed following Bob’s journey as a replicated mind navigating the cosmos and evolving over centuries, Diaspora will truly engage you. Egan’s novel explores digital immortality, posthuman intelligence, and the far future, all on a breathtakingly cosmic scale, with deep philosophical questions woven throughout.

If you were fascinated by Bob’s encounters with alien species and the creative depiction of new societies in We Are Legion, you’ll be enthralled by Children of Time. Tchaikovsky crafts a rich, evolving world where intelligent spiders develop their own culture, technology, and history over millennia—a masterclass in alien civilization building.

If you loved the sense of mission and camaraderie among Bob and his many selves as they explore the galaxy, you’ll find The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet a charming fit. It follows a diverse spaceship crew on a journey with a clear objective, spotlighting teamwork, adventure, and a hopeful spirit.