Books like Perdido Street Station
30 science fiction books to read after Perdido Street Station, by Miéville, China, the closest match first.
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New Crobuzon book 2
1. The Scar
by Miéville, China
- Same series
- Same author
When his mother dies, a little boy is angry at his loss but does everything he can to hold onto the memory of her scent, her voice, and the special...
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New Crobuzon book 3
2. Iron Council
by Miéville, China
- Same series
- Same author
Following Perdido Street Station and The Scar, acclaimed author China Miéville returns with his hugely anticipated Del Rey hardcover debut. With a fresh and fantastical band of characters, he carries...
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3. Mindplayers
by Pat Cadigan
- On the same lists
Allie Haas likes to get high. Her dealer likes to get her high. One day he convinces her to try a new, stolen madcap' - very illegal. The experience nearly...
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4. Sexual Chemistry and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution
by Brian M. Stableford
- On the same lists
A collection of short stories about the possibilities of biological technology and genetic engineering.
A collection of short stories about the possibilities of biological technology and genetic engineering.
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5. The Seedling Stars
by James Blish
- On the same lists
A collection of stories about humans that have been 'adapted' for life on extraterrestrial worlds.
A collection of stories about humans that have been 'adapted' for life on extraterrestrial worlds.
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Vurt book 1 Start here
6. Vurt
by Jeff Noon
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A first time novelist, Noon has received high praise for this hip novel. A sister is lost in a coloured virtual reality that's existence is questionable and from which there is no escape. The story unfolds as her brother searches for her.
Feathers come in many colours, and each colour a different thing. There's. Black - painful, gentle; and Pink - for porno, your every eroticism fulfilled. Blues are legal, for dreaming...
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7. 2010: The City & The City
by Miéville, China
- Same author
Imagine two cities that share the exact same geographic space, but do not interact with one another under any circumstances. Unless the government authorities grant permission, that is. If citizens...
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The Clockwork Century book 1 Start here
8. Boneshaker
by Priest, Cherie
- On the same lists
Steampunk in an alternate American Civil War, also a gold rush, and some zombies. A literary novel that blends the fantasy, science fiction, horror, and alternate history genres.
This one is for the discerning steampunk reader who loves a well-thought-out tale, great writing, and an interesting premise. Set in an alternative American Civil War, a son’s quest to...
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9. Count Zero
by Gibson, William
- On the same lists
Bobby Newmark, the self-styled 'Count Zero' is just getting started as a hacker, and is still an amateur. There comes a day when he is asked to test some new...
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10. Islands In The Net
by Bruce Sterling
- On the same lists
Imagine the world as an alternate 1985, where Whitney Houston's ubiquitous voice, those eyeball-raping neon colors, leg warmers, Kirk Cameron's ubiquitous face didn't exist. Actually, anything would have been better...
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11. Hardwired
by Walter Jon Williams
- On the same lists
Cowboy used to be a Delta pilot, up till the Soviet Orbital took out his business. Now he is a smuggler ridin' around in a tricked out hovertank that he...
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Crashcourse book 1 Start here
12. Crashcourse
by Wilhelmina Baird
- On the same lists
Nobody wants to live on Earth. The place is a hole, and a lethal one at that. Cass, Moll, and Dosh are working on getting off-world and never coming back....
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13. The Fortunate Fall
by Raphael Carter
- On the same lists
The narrator of this novel is a whale in a technological future society. There is no privacy, not even your own thoughts, and homosexuality is a crime.
Maya Andreyeva is a camera in a world that has become ever more wired, and everywhere is a third world country - except for Africa, where you need to have...
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The Expanse book 2
14. Caliban's War
by James S.a. Corey
- On the same lists
For a new space opera series in the tradition of some of the older space opera works, give James Cory's The Expanse series a read. It features a heavy Synthetic Biology concept with an engineered alien life form presenting a huge threat to mankind.
The second book in the NYT best-selling Expanse series, Caliban's War shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on James Holden...
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15. Ribofunk
by Paul-Di-Filippo
- On the same lists
A collection. The Ribofunk world is one where biology is a cutting-edge science. Ribofuk is the fusion of ribosome (cellular biology) and funk (rock and roll).
A collection. The Ribofunk world is one where biology is a cutting-edge science. Ribofuk is the fusion of ribosome (cellular biology) and funk (rock and roll).
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16. The Island of Doctor Moreau
by Wells, H. G.
- On the same lists
Biopunk has its roots in this novel where Dr. Moreau experiments on animals and has themes of pain, cruelty, human identity and moral responsibility
Biopunk has its roots in this novel where Dr. Moreau experiments on animals and has themes of pain, cruelty, human identity and moral responsibility
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17. Movement of Mountains
by Michael Blumlein
- On the same lists
A doctor ministers on another world to a genetically engineered slave race. 4. Octavia E. Butler Xenogenesis. A Biopunk story that involves an alien race who trade biology—share genetics with other aliens.
A doctor ministers on another world to a genetically engineered slave race. 4. Octavia E. Butler Xenogenesis. A Biopunk story that involves an alien race who trade biology—share genetics with...
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Uglies book 1 Start here
18. Uglies
by Westerfeld, Scott
- On the same lists
A young adult series. This is a world where everyone can become one of the pretties at age sixteen and send your life partying—turns out the pretty life isn't so pretty though.
A young adult series. This is a world where everyone can become one of the pretties at age sixteen and send your life partying—turns out the pretty life isn't so...
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19. Growing Dread
by Caroline Dombrowski
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Biopunk Visions. A collection of stories put together by Dobrowski that showcases eleven Biopunk authors as they ask the questions about the relationship between humanity, nature, and technology.
Biopunk Visions. A collection of stories put together by Dobrowski that showcases eleven Biopunk authors as they ask the questions about the relationship between humanity, nature, and technology.
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20. Limit of Vision
by Linda Nagata
- On the same lists
A new life form is created and then it evolves.
A new life form is created and then it evolves.
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21. Masters of Evolution
by Damon Knight
- On the same lists
Animals and other uses of genetic engineering are used to replace machines.
Animals and other uses of genetic engineering are used to replace machines.
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22. Anvil of the Heart
by Bruce T. Holmes
- On the same lists
The story of the last generation of unaltered humans.
The story of the last generation of unaltered humans.
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23. Father to the Man
by John Gribbin
- On the same lists
A scientist raises an artificial ape-like creature.
A scientist raises an artificial ape-like creature.
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Tuf book 1 Start here
24. Tuf Voyaging
by Martin, George R. R.
- On the same lists
Tuf is a space trader in possession of the last seed-ship, which is capable of creating life.
Tuf is a space trader in possession of the last seed-ship, which is capable of creating life.
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25. The Warriors of Dawn
by M.A. Foster
- On the same lists
Humans have created the Ler, a brother race of humanoids. The story explores how this new race separates themselves from their makers and create their own society.
Humans have created the Ler, a brother race of humanoids. The story explores how this new race separates themselves from their makers and create their own society.
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26. Garden of the Shaped
by Sheila Finch
- On the same lists
A look at biological engineering from the perspective of those who have been engineered.
A look at biological engineering from the perspective of those who have been engineered.
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27. Fallen Dragon
by Hamilton, Peter F.
- On the same lists
Peter Hamilton's Works. Read any of Hamilton's epic space operas and there is a heavy emphasis on human-genetic interfaces -- i.e. man merged with nano tech, enhanced by genetic hacking.
Peter Hamilton's Works. Read any of Hamilton's epic space operas and there is a heavy emphasis on human-genetic interfaces -- i.e. man merged with nano tech, enhanced by genetic hacking....
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28. Embassaytown
by Miéville, China
- Same author
Set on a small colony on a civilized alien planet—this story is mostly about language.
Set on a small colony on a civilized alien planet—this story is mostly about language.
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29. Blood Music
by Bear, Greg
- On the same lists
A biotechnologist hides his biological computer creation in his body, but then they multiply and evolve. One of the first Sci Fi stories to treat DNA as a computational system that can be modified.
If Xenogenesis explores the emergence of posthumanity through exogamy, Blood Music explores it through infection. A renegade biotechnologist faces having his research shut down, so he injects himself with the...
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30. Anathem
by Stephenson, Neal
- On the same lists
Wow, what a ride from beginning to end. True to a Neal Stephenson tradition, it ties a number of completely different ideas and themes together into a (somehow) working thread....
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