Books like The Eyre Affair
30 science fiction books to read after The Eyre Affair, by Fforde, Jasper, the closest match first.
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Thursday Next book 2
1. Lost In A Good Book
by Fforde, Jasper
- Same series
- Same author
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Constant Rabbit comes “Harry Potter just for adults . . . [an] immensely enjoyable, almost compulsive experience” (The New York...
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Thursday Next book 3
2. The Well Of Lost Plots
by Fforde, Jasper
- Same series
- Same author
Thursday Next definitely needs some downtime. After two rollicking New York Times-bestselling adventures through the Western literary canon, Britain's Prose Resource Operative was literally and literaturally at her wit's end...
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Thursday Next book 4
3. Something Rotten
by Fforde, Jasper
- Same series
- Same author
Tired of her responsibilities as the Bellman in Jurisfiction, literary sleuth Thursday Next packs up her son, Friday, to return to Swindon, accompanied by the Danish prince Hamlet, only to...
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Thursday Next book 5
4. First Among Sequels
by Fforde, Jasper
- Same series
- Same author
The fifth installment in Jasper Fforde’s New York Times bestselling series follows literary detective Thursday Next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England—from the author of The...
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Thursday Next book 6
5. One Of Our Thursdays Is Missing
by Fforde, Jasper
- Same series
- Same author
The sixth installment in Jasper Fforde’s New York Times bestselling series follows literary detective Thursday Next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England—from the author of Early...
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Thursday Next book 7
6. The Woman Who Died A Lot
by Fforde, Jasper
- Same series
- Same author
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ex-detective Thursday Next faces her trickiest assignment yet in the seventh novel of this renowned series, “[a] bibliophile’s Wonderland” (The Plain Dealer). “It’s safe to...
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7. Dark Reading Matter
by Fforde, Jasper
- Same series
- Same author
Dark Matter is the first and only series to bring together the works of black SF and fantasy writers. The first volume was featured in the "New York Times," which...
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8. 11/22/63
by King, Stephen
- On the same lists
The best Stephen King in a decade, and even a coin toss for his best work yet. King takes a well-known historical event, the Assassination of JFK, and does something...
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9. The Difference Engine
by Sterling, William Gibson, Bruce
- On the same lists
and William Gibson. An example of Retro Futurism with a Steampunk feel.
A classic - perhaps THE classic steampunk novel, penned by two of the genre’s founders: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. The premise of this novel is a simple “What If”...
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10. The Years Of Rice And Salt
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
- On the same lists
Ever wondered what the world would have been like if the Black Death killed 99% of Europe's population instead of a third? No? Really? Okay. I must admit I hadn't...
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11. Gate Of Time
by Silverberg, Robert
- On the same lists
When I imagine Two Hawks, I visualize him as a Cherokee Indiana Jones (the Raiders/Temple/Last Crusade Indy, not that Crystal Skull tripe, thank you very much.) At other times, I...
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12. Lest Darkness Fall
by Camp, L. Sprague De
- On the same lists
Throw away your hallucinogens (or don't, but I'm not going to suggest you do anything illegal here), because Lest Darkness Fall is one of those science fiction novels that begins...
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13. The Coming Of The Quantum Cats
by Pohl, Frederik
- On the same lists
A fun take on the multiverse theme—a great scientist invents a machine to travel between universes, only to have it stolen by another version of herself who wishes to use it to become a multiversal conqueror.
Imagine Stargate if it was set in the 80s sans MacGyver Richard Dean Anderson, and you've got The Coming of the Quantum Cats. Originally an Analog Sccience Fiction magazine series,...
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14. Transition
by Iain M. Banks
- On the same lists
I wonder if inserting an M in between my first name and surname will magically turn me into a top science-fiction writer like Iain Banks. (Really, he writes non science...
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Small Change book 1 Start here
15. Farthing
by Walton, Jo
- On the same lists
What happens when the great United States fails to provide assistance? Disputes are negotiated peacefully, and everyone kisses and makes up, with a nice cup 'o tea, as is the...
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16. The Alteration
by Kingsley Amis
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Holy Shit. That was my first thought, and rather apt thought, when I read this novel and realized what "the alteration" referred to. I sure as hell wasn't expecting that....
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17. Ada Or Ardor
by Vladimir Nabokov
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A Family Chronicle. History is altered as well as science--similar technology to ours, but water based rather than electricity based.
Do you ever wonder, sometimes, if Vladimir Nabokov had problems with women? I mean, not that Lolita or this piece about sibling incest necessarily reflects on his own relationships... but...
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18. The Iron Dream
by Norman Spinrad
- On the same lists
In an alternate history, Hitler becomes a Sci Fi writer in the US.
I thought I was all out of Hitler jokes, until The Iron Dream came along, and offered up an alternate history Hitler who, instead of being the Fuhrer as we...
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Wild Cards book 1 Start here
19. Wild Cards
by Martin, George R. R.
- On the same lists
If you're a fantasy, Game of Thrones, or superhero fan, this George R Martin series science fiction/super hero anthology should be on your reading list. Actually, I would go so...
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20. The Redemption Of Christopher Columbus
by Card, Orson Scott
- On the same lists
Why is it that fundamentalists Christians who don't believe in things like caffeine and alcohol always have the most fantastic imaginations? Orson Scott Card, everyone's favorite Mormon (and trust me,...
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The Axis Of Time book 1 Start here
21. Weapons Of Choice
by John Birmingham
- On the same lists
Crikey mate, Stephen Irwin got killed by a sting ray, Crocodile Dundee, alternate history science-fiction. Ever heard of a top science fiction Australian author? *Crickets chirping* No, me either. Australians...
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22. Pasquale's Angel
by Paul Mcauley
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The cool thing about McAuley's hard science fiction, spanning biotechnology, alternate history and time travel, is that he's actually a posh botanist with a lovely accent, not a Sheldon Cooper...
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23. Making History
by Stephen Fry
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We all know Stephen Fry is the amusing, articulate comedian. But inside that tart wit is a spectacular speculative fiction. In 1998's Sidewise Award Winner, this story of Michael "Puppy"...
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24. The Separation
by Priest, Christopher
- On the same lists
As if alternate histories weren't confusing enough, The Separation wants to further test its readers' intelligence by giving the readers a story about twin brothers during World War 2 who...
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25. Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
- On the same lists
Personally, I think Ayn Rand's novels always deserve a top 25 listing because of their progressive thinking and liberally sexual attitudes. Don't agree with me? Have fun with your Sunday...
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Assiti Shards book 1 Start here
26. 1632
by Eric Flint
- On the same lists
So, this is what happened in another universe. 2000 A.D. A town called Grantville, West Virginia, isn't there anymore. Some whimsical aliens drew a circle around it, about six miles...
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27. Fatherland: A Novel
by Robert Harris
- On the same lists
As we've seen with Philip Roth, alternate history is a popular form with authors who would not normally be interested in writing science fiction, think, for instance, of MacKinlay Kantor's...
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28. The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth
- On the same lists
Philip Roth is one of the two or three leading American novelists from the second half of the twentieth century, whose work consistently explored the Jewish experience in modern America....
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29. Red Side Story
by Fforde, Jasper
- Same author
A surreal story (Does Jasper write any others?) that is a sequel to Shades of Grey. Edward Russet battles to make sense of his World with an impending hearing before...
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30. The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Chabon, Michael
- On the same lists
What if the State of Israel was destroyed? They would live in Alaska.
In this book, Chabon created a world where Israel had never been founded after World War II. Instead the state of displaced Jews is located in Sitka, Alaska. Chabon used...
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