Books like Earth Abides
12 books with a reading profile close to Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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Rocannon’s World
science fiction, classic literature
Rocannon, an ethnologist for the League of All Worlds, becomes stranded on a primitive planet when a rebel faction destroys his survey ship.
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H.G. Wells
science fiction, classic literature
Edward Prendick survives a shipwreck in the South Pacific and finds himself stranded on a remote volcanic island.
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3
Player Piano
science fiction, classic literature
In a near-future Ilium, New York, total automation has rendered human labor obsolete.
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The Illustrated Man
by Ray Bradbury
science fiction, classic literature
A nameless narrator meets a vagrant whose body is covered in complex, shifting tattoos created by a time-traveling woman.
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
science fiction, classic literature
After surviving a shipwreck, Edward Prendick is rescued and taken to a remote volcanic island inhabited by the vivisector Dr.
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Way Station
science fiction, classic literature
Enoch Wallace, an American Civil War veteran, lives in a secluded Wisconsin farmhouse that serves as a secret transit point for extraterrestrial travelers.
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Fahrenheit 451 and Related Readings
by Ray Bradbury, Walter Van Tilburg Clark
science fiction, classic literature
This volume pairs Ray Bradbury’s novel with a curated selection of short stories and poems that examine censorship, intellectual uniformity, and state-mandated ignorance.
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The Chrysalids
by John Wyndham
science fiction, classic literature
Set in the post-apocalyptic settlement of Waknuk, the story follows David Strorm, a boy raised in a rigid fundamentalist society that pathologically fears genetic mutation.
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9
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
science fiction, classic literature
The narrative tracks the pursuit of a hidden group of mentalic experts tasked with steering the Seldon Plan back onto its mathematical course.
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Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
science fiction, classic literature
In the second installment of the Foundation series, Hari Seldon’s mathematical predictions face two distinct threats.
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On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
science fiction, classic literature
Set in the aftermath of a global nuclear war, the story follows a group of people in Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of a lethal radioactive cloud.
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The Fountains of Paradise
science fiction, classic literature
Vannevar Morgan, a visionary structural engineer, aims to build a space elevator connecting Earth to geostationary orbit.
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