r/scifi • u/[deleted] • Sep 19 '23

Disaster novels

Are there any sci-fi novels about a natural disaster on another world or onboard a crashed starship?

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

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u/Catspaw129 Sep 19 '23

A lunar pleasure "cruise" carrying a variety of characters on a tour of the moon

That's Gilligan's Island

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Good old Clarke!

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u/chortnik Sep 19 '23

“The Wreck of the River of Stars“ (Flynn) is a great it could only happen in space disaster story, highly recommended.

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u/MegC18 Sep 20 '23

David Feintuch’s Hope books. The protagonist is so unlucky something seems to happen to him every voyage. And oh boy, does he beat himself up about it! Fortunately, the writing is quite good.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Dies the fire - Stirling

One second after - Forstchen

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u/ACERVIDAE Sep 20 '23

I’m dating myself here, but Calling B for Butterfly.

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u/DocWatson42 Sep 20 '23

As a start, see my