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Books like The Power

12 books with a reading profile close to The Power by Naomi Alderman. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.

  1. 1 Automatic Noodle

    Automatic Noodle

    by Annalee Newitz

    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.

  2. 2 The Bees

    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.

  3. 3 Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

    Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

    by Tim Hamilton

    narrative, science fiction

    In this 2009 graphic novel adaptation, Tim Hamilton translates the narrative of fireman Guy Montag into a high-contrast visual medium.

  4. 4 The Windup Girl

    The Windup Girl

    by Paolo Bacigalupi

    narrative, science fiction

    In a future Bangkok, the world struggles under the collapse of the global petroleum economy and the rise of bioterrorism.

  5. 5 The Heart Goes Last

    The Heart Goes Last

    by Margaret Atwood

    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.

  6. 6 The Mountain in the Sea

    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.

  7. 7 The Farm

    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.

  8. 8 Yakma Zevki

    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.

  9. 9 The Postman

    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.

  10. 10 The Dream Hotel

    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.

  11. 11 When She Woke

    When She Woke

    by Hillary Jordan

    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.

  12. 12 American War

    American War

    by Omar El Akkad

    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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