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by Ursula K. Le Guin · about this book

Loved The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin? If its science fiction, classics and alien planet hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Mickey 7, Roadside Picnic and Frankenstein. 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 Left Hand of Darkness: Science Fiction · Classics · Alien Planet · Snow and Ice · Gender Identity

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   Mickey 7

   Edward Ashton

   Alien Planet · First Contact · Science Fiction · Snow and Ice · Survival Story

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   Roadside Picnic

   Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

   First Contact · Science Fiction · Classics · Survival Story · Literary Fiction

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   Frankenstein

   Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

   Classics · Science Fiction · Snow and Ice · Literary Fiction · Atmospheric

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   Empire of Silence

   Christopher Ruocchio

   First Contact · Science Fiction · Slow-Paced · Political Intrigue · Male Lead

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   The Mercy of Gods

   James S. A. Corey

   First Contact · Science Fiction · Alien Planet · Survival Story · Character-Driven

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   Dune

   Frank Herbert

   Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Classics · Political Intrigue · Male Lead

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   Shroud

   Adrian Tchaikovsky

   Alien Planet · First Contact · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Atmospheric

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   2312

   Kim Stanley Robinson

   Gender Identity · Science Fiction · Slow-Paced · Political Intrigue · Atmospheric

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9. 

   Heaven's River

   Dennis E. Taylor

   First Contact · Science Fiction · Alien Planet · Male Lead · First Person Narrator

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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    Arthur C. Clarke

    First Contact · Science Fiction · Classics · Slow-Paced · Male Lead

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11. 

    Assassin's Apprentice

    Robin Hobb

    Classics · Slow-Paced · Political Intrigue · Character-Driven · Literary Fiction

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12. 

    The Blighted Stars

    Megan E. O'Keefe

    Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Political Intrigue · Male Lead

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    Barbarian Mine

    Ruby Dixon

    Alien Planet · Snow and Ice · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Male Lead

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14. 

    The War of the Worlds

    H. G. Wells

    Science Fiction · Classics · Survival Story · Male Lead · Atmospheric

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    The Dog Stars

    Peter Heller

    Literary Fiction · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Atmospheric · Character-Driven

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16. 

    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

    Becky Chambers

    Science Fiction · Slow-Paced · Alien Planet · Character-Driven · Cultural Identity

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17. 

    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

    Philip K. Dick

    Science Fiction · Classics · Literary Fiction · Atmospheric · Male Lead

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18. 

    Robinson Crusoe

    Daniel Defoe

    Classics · Survival Story · Slow-Paced · Character-Driven · Male Lead

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19. 

    The Island of Dr. Moreau

    Herbert George Wells

    Classics · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Male Lead · First Person Narrator

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    Titus Groan

    Mervyn Peake

    Classics · Slow-Paced · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Political Intrigue

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