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Books Like Cloud Atlas

by David Mitchell · about this book

Loved Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell? If its multiple timelines, multiple pov and literary fiction hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Cloud Cuckoo Land, The Stone Sky and The Power. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Cloud Atlas: Multiple Timelines · Multiple POV · Literary Fiction · Nonlinear Narrative · Science Fiction

1. 

   Cloud Cuckoo Land

   Anthony Doerr

   Multiple Timelines · Far Future · Nonlinear Narrative · Frame Story · Literary Fiction

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2. 

   The Stone Sky

   N.K. Jemisin

   Far Future · Colonialism · Frame Story · Science Fiction · Literary Fiction

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3. 

   The Power

   Naomi Alderman

   Frame Story · Science Fiction · Freedom vs Control · Dystopian · Literary Fiction

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4. 

   Watchmen

   Alan Moore

   Nonlinear Narrative · Frame Story · Science Fiction · Freedom vs Control · Ensemble Cast

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5. 

   The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild

   Mathias Énard

   Reincarnation · Multiple Timelines · Literary Fiction · Nonlinear Narrative · Ensemble Cast

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6. 

   S. Ship of Theseus.

   V. M. Straka, Doug Dorst

   Frame Story · Multiple Timelines · Literary Fiction · Nonlinear Narrative · Epistolary Format

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7. 

   The Toll

   Neal Shusterman

   Far Future · Freedom vs Control · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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8. 

   The Dark Forest

   Liu Cixin

   Far Future · Science Fiction · Freedom vs Control · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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9. 

   Parable of the Talents

   Octavia E. Butler

   Frame Story · Science Fiction · Literary Fiction · Dystopian · Multiple POV

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10. 

    Echo of Worlds

    M.R. Carey

    Clones · Freedom vs Control · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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11. 

    Speaking Bones

    Ken Liu

    Colonialism · Ensemble Cast · Freedom vs Control · Multiple POV · Literary Fiction

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12. 

    How High We Go in the Dark

    Sequoia Nagamatsu

    Far Future · Multiple Timelines · Science Fiction · Literary Fiction · Multiple POV

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13. 

    World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

    Max Brooks

    Frame Story · Dystopian · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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14. 

    House of Leaves

    Mark Z. Danielewski

    Frame Story · Nonlinear Narrative · Literary Fiction · Multiple POV · Epistolary Format

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15. 

    Not Till We Are Lost

    Dennis E. Taylor

    Clones · Far Future · Ensemble Cast · Science Fiction · Multiple POV

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16. 

    The Map of Time

    Félix J. Palma

    Science Fiction · Frame Story · Ensemble Cast · Literary Fiction · Multiple POV

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17. 

    2312

    Kim Stanley Robinson

    Far Future · Science Fiction · Multiple POV · Literary Fiction · Environmental Collapse

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18. 

    The Blighted Stars

    Megan E. O'Keefe

    Clones · Far Future · Science Fiction · Multiple POV · Environmental Collapse

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19. 

    The Left Hand of Darkness

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Far Future · Literary Fiction · Science Fiction · Frame Story · Multiple POV

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20. 

    Never Let Me Go

    Kazuo Ishiguro

    Nonlinear Narrative · Clones · Science Fiction · Literary Fiction · Dystopian

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