Books like Lord of Light
12 books with a reading profile close to Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny. Deep and open-ended; a moderate read.
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The Bone Clocks
Also deep and open-ended · science fiction, literary
Beginning with Holly Sykes as a runaway teenager in 1984, this narrative follows her lifespan through six interconnected sections spanning decades and continents.
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2
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
science fiction, literary
This collection gathers seventeen short stories written during the first decade of Ursula K.
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3
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe
Also deep and open-ended · science fiction, literary
Severian is an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on a dying Earth where the sun has begun to dim.
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4
1985
by Anthony Burgess, Anthony Burgess
Also deep and open-ended · science fiction, literary
Anthony Burgess divides this work into a critical analysis and a fictional response to George Orwell’s dystopian vision.
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5
Saga, Volume 3
science fiction, literary
In the third volume of this space opera, fugitive parents Alana and Marko continue their flight from the authorities of Landfall and Wreath.
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Aurora
Also deep · science fiction, literary
A generational starship travels toward the Tau Ceti system to establish a colony on the moon Aurora.
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7
Roadside Picnic
Also deep · science fiction, literary
The narrative follows Redrick Schuhart, a professional stalker who illegally ventures into the Zone, one of several locations on Earth littered with mysterious debris following a brief extraterrestrial visit.
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Saga, Volume 1
science fiction, literary
Alana and Marko come from warring worlds: the high-tech Landfall and its magical moon, Wreath.
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9
Galápagos
Also deep · science fiction, literary
Set one million years in the future, the ghost of Leon Trout narrates the regression of the human race.
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10
Sprawl (Necromancer) Series
Also deep · science fiction, literary
The Sprawl series follows Henry Dorsett Case, a data thief hired by a mysterious entity to bypass the ice securing a massive artificial intelligence.
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Mona Lisa Overdrive
science fiction, literary
The narrative follows four converging plotlines eight years after the events of Count Zero: a young Japanese girl sent to London for safety, a prostitute named Mona who undergoes surgical alteration to impersonate a fam…
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Oryx and Crake
Also deep · science fiction, literary
Snowman, formerly known as Jimmy, is the last human survivor in a world populated by the Crakers, a floor-model species of genetically engineered humanoids.
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