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by Martha Wells · 2023

Book 7 of The Murderbot Diaries

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Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer · 2014 · Adult

about 210 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  System Collapse: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Annihilation: "Science-Fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams · 1979 · Adult

Novel · about 220 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  System Collapse: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for System Collapse; Open Library and Wikidata for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir · 2021 · Adult

about 500 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  System Collapse: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Project Hail Mary: "science-fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for System Collapse; Open Library and Wikidata for Project Hail Mary.
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First published: First published on November 13, 2023. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 245-page hardcover from Tordotcom/Tor Publishing Group. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9781250826978 ... hardback ... 245 pages ... Tordotcom/Tor Publishing Group
Awards and honors: It received the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 2024. Source: Wikidata, citing sfadb.com, checked November 6, 2026.

About Martha Wells

Born: Born in Fort Worth, United States, in 1964. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Martha Wells received the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2018, for All Systems Red. Source: Wikidata, citing nebulas.sfwa.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Martha Wells received the Locus Award for Best Novella in 2018, for All Systems Red. Source: Wikidata, citing locusmag.com, checked November 6, 2026.

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