Books like Akira, Vol. 2
12 books with a reading profile close to Akira, Vol. 2 by Katsuhiro Otomo. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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Akira, Vol. 1
narrative, science fiction
Set in the year 2019, thirty-one years after a nuclear explosion leveled Tokyo, the story follows a teenage biker gang navigating the neon-lit ruins of Neo-Tokyo.
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Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street
by Warren Ellis
narrative, science fiction
Spider Jerusalem is a cynical gonzo journalist who spent five years in self-imposed exile before returning to the City to fulfill a forgotten book contract.
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Foundation's Fear
narrative, science fiction
In this prequel to the original series, Hari Seldon maneuvers through the dangerous bureaucracy of Trantor while seeking the post of First Minister under Emperor Cleon I.
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Snow Crash
narrative, science fiction
In a near-future Los Angeles partitioned into sovereign corporate franchises, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizzas for the Mafia and hacks within the Metaverse, a three-dimensional virtual reality landscape he helped build.
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5
Julia
narrative, science fiction
Julia is a feminist retelling of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, shifting the perspective from Winston Smith to his lover, Julia Worthing.
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The Mountain in the Sea
by Ray Nayler
narrative, science fiction
Marine biologist Ha Nguyen travels to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to study a colony of octopuses that has developed a sophisticated culture, a symbolic language, and a defensive autonomy.
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7
V for Vendetta
by Alan Moore
narrative, experimental
Set in a near-future London ruled by the Norsefire fascist party, the narrative follows Evey Hammond, a young woman rescued from the secret police by a masked anarchist known as V.
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Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
by Mark Dunn
narrative, experimental
Set on the fictional island of Nollop, the story follows Ella Minnow Pea as her community faces an increasingly restrictive linguistic crisis.
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10
1985
by Anthony Burgess, Anthony Burgess
science fiction, experimental
Anthony Burgess divides this work into a critical analysis and a fictional response to George Orwell’s dystopian vision.
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H.G. Wells
narrative, science fiction
Edward Prendick survives a shipwreck in the South Pacific and finds himself stranded on a remote volcanic island.
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The Bees
by Laline Paull
narrative, science fiction
Flora 717 is born into the lowest caste of a rigid apiary society, a sanitation worker destined for silent labor.
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