Books like Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
12 books with a reading profile close to Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 by Tim Hamilton. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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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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Automatic Noodle
narrative, science fiction
Set in a future shaped by the evolution of sentient labor, Automatic Noodle follows a specialized service robot that gains self-awareness through a technical glitch.
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3
The Power
narrative, science fiction
Teenage girls across the globe suddenly develop a physical organ called a skein, located near their collarbones, which allows them to discharge lethal electricity from their fingertips.
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4
The Farm
by Joanne Ramos
narrative, science fiction
In a luxury estate in the Hudson Valley called Golden Oaks, Jane, a struggling Filipina immigrant, acts as a Host.
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5
The Bees
by Laline Paull
narrative, science fiction
Flora 717 is born into the lowest caste of a rigid apiary society, a sanitation worker destined for silent labor.
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6
When She Woke
narrative, science fiction
In a future America governed by a repressive religious autocracy, Hannah Payne wakes up to find her skin genetically pigmented a bright, permanent red.
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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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The Mountain in the Sea
by Ray Nayler
narrative, science fiction
Marine biologist Ha Nguyen travels to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to study a colony of octopuses that has developed a sophisticated culture, a symbolic language, and a defensive autonomy.
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9
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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10
The Dog Stars
by Peter Heller
narrative, science fiction
Hig Higman lives in a hangar at a small Colorado airport nine years after a flu pandemic killed most of the global population.
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11
The Heart Goes Last
narrative, science fiction
Set in a near-future economic collapse, the story follows Stan and Charmaine, a couple living in their car to avoid roving gangs.
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Annie Bot
by Sierra Greer
narrative, science fiction
Annie Bot follows the domestic life of Annie, a sophisticated C-13 built to be the ideal companion for her owner, Doug.
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