Books like The Children of Men
12 books with a reading profile close to The Children of Men by P.D. James. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
American War
narrative, science fiction
In the late twenty-first century, a second American Civil War erupts after federal legislation bans fossil fuels.
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2
Timequake
narrative, science fiction
In 2001 the universe's expansion hits a snag and snaps back to 1991, forcing everyone to relive the following ten years exactly as before, unable to change a thing.
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3
Birnam Wood
thriller, narrative
Mira Bunting leads Birnam Wood, a guerrilla gardening collective in New Zealand that plants crops on private land to challenge property rights.
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4
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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5
The Anomaly
narrative, science fiction
In March 2021, an Air France flight from Paris to New York flies into a violent storm and lands safely at JFK.
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6
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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7
No Country for Old Men
thriller, narrative
Llewellyn Moss, a welder and Vietnam veteran, discovers two million dollars in cash while hunting near the Rio Grande, leftovers from a botched drug deal.
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8
The North Water
by Ian McGuire
thriller, narrative
In 1859, Patrick Sumner, a disgraced former army surgeon from the Indian Mutiny, signs on as medic aboard the whaling ship Volunteer, bound for the Arctic.
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9
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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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
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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12
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
narrative, science fiction
Ray Bradbury’s story cycle documents the systematic arrival of humans on Mars through a series of expeditions.
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