Books like Perfect State
12 books with a reading profile close to Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
Foundation's Edge
by Isaac Asimov
philosophy, narrative
Five centuries after Hari Seldon established the Foundation, Councilman Golan Trevize begins to doubt the mathematical certainty of the Seldon Plan.
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2
Time Enough For Love
philosophy, narrative
Lazarus Long, a man over two thousand years old, concludes his era of space travel and genetic survival by seeking a permanent death.
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3
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North
philosophy, narrative
Harry August is a kalachakra, a man who lives his life in a loop.
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4
Foundation. Part 1, The Psychohistorians
by Isaac Asimov
philosophy, narrative
Hari Seldon, a mathematician in the waning Galactic Empire, uses psychohistory to calculate the inevitable collapse of human civilization.
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5
Saga, Volume 4
narrative, science fiction
In the fourth volume, the narrative shifts forward in time as Alana, Marko, and their daughter Hazel hide on the planet Gardenia.
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6
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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Contact
by Carl Sagan
philosophy, narrative
Radio astronomer Ellie Arroway detects a structured signal originating from the star Vega, transmitted in a sequence of prime numbers.
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Y: The Last Man, Vol. 7: Paper Dolls
narrative, science fiction
Yorick Brown and his capuchin monkey, Ampersand, travel across post-apocalyptic Australia as they continue their search for Yorick’s fiancée, Beth.
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9
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
philosophy, narrative
In 1895 London, an unnamed Victorian inventor constructs a crystalline vehicle capable of traversing the fourth dimension.
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10
Yakma Zevki
by Ray Bradbury
narrative, science fiction
Yakma Zevki, or Pleasure to Burn, is a collection of sixteen short stories and early drafts that trace the evolution of the concept eventually known as Fahrenheit 451.
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11
Stranger in a Strange Land
philosophy, narrative
Valentine Michael Smith is a human born on Mars and raised by its ancient, non-human inhabitants.
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12
The Dream Hotel
by Laila Lalami
narrative, science fiction
Set in a near-future America, the narrative follows a museum curator named Miina who is detained after an algorithmic prediction identifies her as a potential threat to national security.
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