Journey into Space is a 2009 British science fiction novel by Toby Litt about people living on a generation ship which is bound for another planet.

The novel is situated on board of the UNSS Armenia, a generation ship which is traveling from the Earth to a far away planet,[2] where humanity is to establish a new civilisation.

[1] Journey into Space received a largely positive review by Lorna Bradbury in The Daily Telegraph who referred to it as "an absorbing read, occasionally elevated into something more substantial by moments of inspired writing" She called Litt "perhaps one of our most interesting writers.

"[3] Simon Akam, in reviewing the novel for the New Statesman, opined that Litt "has a tendency to overindulge his conceptual imagination when a willingness to curb it earlier might have created a tighter result" but also states: "the reason Journey Into Space succeeds is that its author has such a plethora of good ideas to work with that he can get away with overextending a few.

"[4] Andrew McKie considered Journey into Space one of the better works in a trend of literary writers trying their hands at science fiction: "Toby Litt has managed it too.