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Loved The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury? If its short stories, science fiction and classics hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Fall of Hyperion, Dream Country and The Foundation Trilogy. 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 The Illustrated Man: Short Stories · Science Fiction · Classics · Tattoos · Technology and Society
Dan Simmons
Technology and Society · Space Exploration · Alien Planet · Frame Story · Science Fiction
Neil Gaiman
Short Stories · Frame Story · Eerie · Lyrical Prose · Atmospheric
Isaac Asimov
Technology and Society · Space Exploration · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Classics
H.G. Wells
Technology and Society · Frame Story · Science Fiction · Classics · Eerie
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Alien Planet · Technology and Society · Space Exploration · Classics · Science Fiction
C.S. Lewis
Alien Planet · Technology and Society · Space Exploration · Classics · Science Fiction
Roger Zelazny
Short Stories · Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Lyrical Prose
Stanislaw Lem
Space Exploration · Alien Planet · Eerie · Science Fiction · Classics
H.P. Lovecraft
Short Stories · Frame Story · Classics · Eerie · Atmospheric
Dante Alighieri
Eerie · Frame Story · Lyrical Prose · Classics · Atmospheric
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Stories · Eerie · Classics · Lyrical Prose · Atmospheric
Robert Louis Stevenson
Frame Story · Short Stories · Eerie · Classics · Atmospheric
Stephen King
Frame Story · Technology and Society · Eerie · Short Stories · Science Fiction
Frank Herbert
Alien Planet · Technology and Society · Space Exploration · Classics · Science Fiction
Frederik Pohl
Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Space Colonization
Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Eerie · Science Fiction · Atmospheric
Philip K. Dick
Technology and Society · Eerie · Science Fiction · Classics · Atmospheric
Herbert George Wells
Technology and Society · Frame Story · Eerie · Classics · Science Fiction
Arthur C. Clarke
Eerie · Classics · Technology and Society · Space Exploration · Science Fiction
James S.A. Corey
Alien Planet · Space Exploration · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Space Colonization
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