The most popular techno-thriller books

Techno-thrillers turn on technology that feels real. Submarines, satellites, cyber attacks, weapons and labs are described in convincing detail, and the plot often puts nations on the brink. Ideal if you like to know how things work while the clock runs down.

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Slant
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Slant

Greg Bear

Published 1997

512 pages

Black Out
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Black Out

John Lawton

1995 · 2012 edition

342 pages

Athabasca
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Athabasca

Alistair MacLean

1980 · 2020 edition

336 pages

Quantum Night
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Quantum Night

Robert J. Sawyer

2016 · 2017 edition

368 pages

Kilo Class.
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Kilo Class.

Patrick Robinson, Stephen Lang

1998 · 2001 edition

523 pages

War Bodies
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War Bodies

Neal Asher

2023 · 2026 edition

576 pages

The Red First Light
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The Red First Light

Linda Nagata, Kevin T. Collins

2013 · 2015 edition

416 pages

Zero Sum Game
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Zero Sum Game

S. L. Huang, Lauren Fortgang

2014 · 2020 edition

384 pages

U.S.S. Seawolf
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U.S.S. Seawolf

Patrick Robinson

2000 · 2001 edition

496 pages

Yesterday
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Yesterday

Felicia Yap

Published 2017

422 pages

Rising Phoenix
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Rising Phoenix

Kyle Mills

1997 · 2004 edition

464 pages

Parasite Eve
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Parasite Eve

Hideaki Sena

1996 · 2005 edition

319 pages

Oval
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Oval

Elvia Wilk

2019 · 2022 edition

352 pages

Santorini
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Santorini

Alistair MacLean

1986 · 2021 edition

288 pages

Battle Born
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Battle Born

Dale Brown

1998 · 2010 edition

576 pages