Books like City
12 books with a reading profile close to City by Clifford D. Simak. Deep; a moderate read.
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Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Also deep · philosophy, science fiction
The Galactic Empire has ruled millions of worlds for twelve thousand years, but its internal systems are rotting.
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
philosophy, science fiction
After surviving a shipwreck, Edward Prendick is rescued and taken to a remote volcanic island inhabited by the vivisector Dr.
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Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
philosophy, science fiction
In the second installment of the Foundation series, Hari Seldon’s mathematical predictions face two distinct threats.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Also deep · philosophy, science fiction
A Square, a mathematician and resident of a two-dimensional world, narrates his discovery of higher spatial realities.
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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Also deep · philosophy, science fiction
Guy Montag is a fireman in a future society where the government mandates the destruction of all printed literature.
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Cat’s Cradle
Also deep · philosophy, science fiction
John, a narrator seeking to document what prominent Americans did on the day Hiroshima was bombed, travels to the impoverished Caribbean island of San Lorenzo.
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Also deep · philosophy, science fiction
Valentine Michael Smith is a human born on Mars and raised by its ancient, non-human inhabitants.
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Earth Abides
science fiction, classic literature
Isherwood Williams emerges from the California mountains to find a swift-moving plague has decimated the human population.
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Childhood’s End
Also deep · philosophy, science fiction
The narrative begins with the sudden arrival of massive alien starships over Earth’s major cities.
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The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
philosophy, science fiction
In 1895 London, an unnamed Victorian inventor constructs a crystalline vehicle capable of traversing the fourth dimension.
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The World Set Free
by H.G. Wells
philosophy, science fiction
Written in 1914, this narrative predicts the discovery of artificial radioactivity and the invention of continuous atomic explosions.
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