Discover books similar to "Proxies"

Mary Doria Russell

The Sparrow

A group of scientists and explorers, including a Jesuit priest, set out on a mission to make contact with an alien civilization they've discovered. However, things quickly go awry and the mission's lone survivor, Father Emilio Sandoz, returns to Earth physically and emotionally scarred. This novel explores themes of faith, morality, and the ethics of exploration, much like Proxies.

Ann Leckie

Ancillary Justice

In a far-off future, a starship's AI, Breq, seeks revenge for the destruction of her ship and crew. As she navigates a complex political landscape, Breq struggles with questions of identity and what it means to be human, themes that are also present in Proxies.

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

On the planet of Gethen, where inhabitants are ambisexual, an envoy from the Ekumen of Known Worlds, Genly Ai, must navigate cultural differences and political intrigue to convince the Gethenians to join the Ekumen. This novel, like Proxies, explores themes of identity, culture, and the ethics of exploration.

Mary Robinette Kowal

The Calculating Stars

In an alternate history where a meteorite hits Earth in the 1950s, a mathematician and pilot, Elma York, fights for her place in the astronaut corps. This novel, like Proxies, explores themes of identity, culture, and the ethics of exploration in a speculative setting.

Liu Cixin

The Three-Body Problem

In this Hugo Award-winning novel, humanity makes contact with an alien civilization that is facing a crisis of its own. The novel explores themes of science, culture, and the ethics of exploration, much like Proxies.

Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

In this space opera, a mixed crew of aliens and humans aboard the spaceship Wayfarer set out on a dangerous mission to carve out a wormhole. This novel, like Proxies, explores themes of identity, culture, and the ethics of exploration in a speculative setting.

Octavia Butler

Kindred

In this time-travel novel, a young black woman named Dana is transported back in time to the antebellum South, where she must save the life of her white ancestor. This novel, like Proxies, explores themes of identity, culture, and the ethics of exploration in a speculative setting.

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed

In this novel, a physicist from a poverty-stricken, anarchist moon colony visits the wealthy, capitalist planet of its parent country. This novel, like Proxies, explores themes of identity, culture, and the ethics of exploration in a speculative setting.

Starhawk

The Fifth Sacred Thing

In this utopian novel, a woman living in a future, post-apocalyptic society must navigate cultural differences and political intrigue to protect her community. This novel, like Proxies, explores themes of identity, culture, and the ethics of exploration in a speculative setting.

Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

In a dystopian future, a woman named Offred is forced to become a concubine in a totalitarian society. This novel, like Proxies, explores themes of identity, culture, and the ethics of exploration in a speculative setting.

Naomi Alderman

The Power

In this dystopian novel, women develop the ability to produce electricity with their bodies, leading to a shift in power dynamics and societal norms. This novel, like Proxies, explores themes of identity, culture, and the ethics of exploration in a speculative setting.