Books like Rocannon’s World
12 books with a reading profile close to Rocannon’s World by Ursula K. Le Guin. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
Earth Abides
science fiction, classic literature
Isherwood Williams emerges from the California mountains to find a swift-moving plague has decimated the human population.
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2
Planet of the Apes
science fiction, classic literature
Journalist Ulysse Mérou travels to the star Betelgeuse with a small crew and lands on a world where the biological roles of primates and humans are reversed.
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3
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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4
The Midwich Cuckoos
by John Wyndham
science fiction, classic literature
In the quiet English village of Midwich, every living creature falls into a deep, unexplained trance for one day.
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5
The Currents of Space
by Isaac Asimov
science fiction, classic literature
Technical analyst Rikare has forgotten his identity after a mental wipe, leaving him a confused laborer on the planet Florina.
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6
The Invisible Man
by Len Jenkin, Herbert George Wells
science fiction, classic literature
In this stage adaptation of the H.G.
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7
The End of Eternity
by Isaac Asimov
science fiction, classic literature
Andrew Harlan serves as a Technician within Eternity, an organization existing outside conventional time that monitors and adjusts human history to minimize suffering.
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8
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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9
Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
science fiction, classic literature
Randy Bragg lives a quiet life in Fort Repose, Florida, until his brother, an intelligence officer, warns him that nuclear war is imminent.
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10
The Minority Report
science fiction, classic literature
John Anderton, the architect of the Precrime system, manages a future where three mutants called precogs visualize murders before they happen.
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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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12
The Stars My Destination
science fiction, classic literature
In the twenty-fifth century, humanity has mastered "jaunting," the ability to teleport instantly via mental focus.
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