Books like The Wind's Twelve Quarters
12 books with a reading profile close to The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
The Word for World Is Forest
philosophy, science fiction
On the planet Athshe, human colonists from Earth have established a logging colony to strip the world of its timber.
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2
The Other Wind
philosophy, literary
In this concluding volume of the Earthsea cycle, the sorcerer Alder seeks out the archmage Ged because he can no longer sleep.
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3
Machines like Me
by Ian McEwan
philosophy, science fiction
In a version of 1982 where Britain lost the Falklands War, Alan Turing is alive and artificial intelligence has advanced a long way.
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4
Roadside Picnic
philosophy, science fiction
The narrative follows Redrick Schuhart, a professional stalker who illegally ventures into the Zone, one of several locations on Earth littered with mysterious debris following a brief extraterrestrial visit.
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5
The Last Question
by Isaac Asimov
philosophy, science fiction
Isaac Asimov’s story begins in 2061 with a conversation between two technicians and a supercomputer named Multivac.
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6
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North
philosophy, science fiction
Harry August is a kalachakra, a man who lives his life in a loop.
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7
The Book of Strange New Things
by Michel Faber
philosophy, science fiction
Peter Leigh, a dedicated Christian pastor, leaves his wife Beatrice on a crumbling, disaster-stricken Earth to travel to the planet Oasis.
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8
Lord of Light
science fiction, literary
Humans have colonised a distant planet and a small elite have used advanced technology to take the identities of the Hindu gods, controlling reincarnation and keeping the rest of the settlers in a pre-industrial state.
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9
Saga, Volume 3
science fiction, literary
In the third volume of this space opera, fugitive parents Alana and Marko continue their flight from the authorities of Landfall and Wreath.
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10
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
philosophy, science fiction
Guy Montag is a fireman in a future society where the government mandates the destruction of all printed literature.
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11
Contact
by Carl Sagan
philosophy, science fiction
Radio astronomer Ellie Arroway detects a structured signal originating from the star Vega, transmitted in a sequence of prime numbers.
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12
The Bone Clocks
science fiction, literary
Beginning with Holly Sykes as a runaway teenager in 1984, this narrative follows her lifespan through six interconnected sections spanning decades and continents.
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