Books like Existence
12 books with a reading profile close to Existence by David Brin. Outward-looking and escapist; a moderate read.
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Ender's war
narrative, science fiction
Ender’s War is an omnibus collection containing the military science fiction novels Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead.
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2
Foundation's Fear
Also outward-looking · 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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When the World Screamed
Also outward-looking and escapist · narrative, science fiction
Professor Challenger posits that the Earth is a living organism, a colossal echinoderm with a sensitive cortex protected by the planetary crust.
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4
Ender's world
by Orson Scott Card, Janis Ian
analytical, science fiction
Ender’s World is a collection of essays edited by Orson Scott Card that analyzes the military, psychological, and social dimensions of the novel Ender’s Game.
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Foundation and Chaos
by Greg Bear
Also escapist · narrative, science fiction
Set within the Second Foundation Trilogy, this novel follows Hari Seldon as he defends his theories of psychohistory during a formal trial on the capital world of Trantor.
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Seven Days in the Art World
Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative
Sarah Thornton’s narrative provides an ethnographic study of the contemporary art market during its mid-2000s peak.
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The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
Also outward-looking and escapist · narrative, science fiction
The narrative follows an unnamed protagonist in Surrey as massive metallic cylinders land across the English countryside.
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What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative
Malcolm Gladwell’s collection compiles his journalism from The New Yorker, focusing on how minor peculiarities in behavior or design dictate large-scale outcomes.
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9
LONDON FALLING
analytical, narrative
Patrick Radden Keefe reconstructs the investigation into the unexplained death of a nineteen-year-old Londoner whose public identity masked a complex private existence.
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
by Jon Krakauer
Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative
Jon Krakauer documents several sexual assault cases occurring between 2010 and 2012 in Missoula, Montana, focusing on the experiences of female students at the University of Montana.
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The Postman
by David Brin
narrative, science fiction
In a post-apocalyptic Oregon devastated by nuclear winter and societal collapse, Gordon Krantz is a lone wanderer seeking survival.
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12
Earth is Room Enough
by Isaac Asimov
narrative, science fiction
This collection of fifteen short stories and two poems focuses on the idea that humanity does not need to colonize the stars to find conflict or wonder.
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