11 Best science fiction books like The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2) by China Miéville

Cover of The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2) by China Miéville

The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

By: China Miéville

3.80

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Aboard a vast seafaring vessel, a band of prisoners and slaves, their bodies remade into grotesque …

If you liked the science fiction plot in The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2) by China Miéville , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Borne (Borne, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer

1. Borne (Borne, #1)

By: Jeff VanderMeer

3.93

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

In a ruined, nameless city of the future, a woman named Rachel, who makes her living as a scavenger… read more

Similar categories in Jeff VanderMeer's Borne (Borne, #1) book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • weird fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"People with packs are people with purpose."

-Jeff VanderMeer, Borne (Borne, #1)

"It's not being hurt that hurts,' Borne said."

-Jeff VanderMeer, Borne (Borne, #1)

"The real reality is something we create every moment of every day, that realities spin off from our decisions in every second we've alive."

-Jeff VanderMeer, Borne (Borne, #1)

"You forgive if you can forgive yourself. Or live with what you've done. If you cannot live with what you've done, you cannot live with what others have done either."

-Jeff VanderMeer, Borne (Borne, #1)

Cover of Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) by Iain M. Banks

2. Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

By: Iain M. Banks

3.85

Format: 467 pages, Paperback

The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the … read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Better still to have problems than to let death eradicate them all...."

-Iain M. Banks, Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

"Look on the happy side, think of the good things. Hadn't it been clever? Yes, it had."

-Iain M. Banks, Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

"Experience as well as common sense indicated that the most reliable method of avoiding self-extinction was not to equip oneself with the means to accomplish it in the first place."

-Iain M. Banks, Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

"The Jinmoti of Bozlen Two kill the hereditary ritual assassins of the new Yearking's immediate family by drowning them in the tears of the Continental Empathaur in its Sadness Season."

-Iain M. Banks, Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

Cover of The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2) by China Miéville

3. The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

By: China Miéville

3.80

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Aboard a vast seafaring vessel, a band of prisoners and slaves, their bodies remade into grotesque … read more

Similar categories in China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2) book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • new weird
  • weird fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • steampunk
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) by R. Scott Bakker

4. The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)

By: R. Scott Bakker

4.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

The first book in R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series creates a world from whole cloth-its l… read more

Similar categories in R. Scott Bakker's The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Blindsight (Firefall, #1) by Peter Watts

5. Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

By: Peter Watts

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two months since the stars fell... Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched a… read more

Similar categories in Peter Watts's Blindsight (Firefall, #1) book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Evolution has no foresight. Complex machinery develops its own agendas. Brains — cheat. Feedback loops evolve to promote stable heartbeats and then stumble upon the temptation of rhythm and music. Th…"

-Peter Watts, Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

6. The Gone-Away World

By: Nick Harkaway

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero… read more

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7. The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun #2)

By: Gene Wolfe

3.78

Format: 416 pages,

Severian is in possession of a gem considered to be "The Claw of the Conciliator", a powerful relic… read more

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Cover of Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) by Iain M. Banks

8. Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)

By: Iain M. Banks

4.16

Format: 411 pages, Paperback

Special Circumstances had always been the Contact section's moral espionage weapon, the very cuttin… read more

Similar categories in Iain M. Banks's Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"They also,"

-Iain M. Banks, Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)

"Do you want to work with us?"

-Iain M. Banks, Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)

"Can I cuddle up with you when you sleep?"

-Iain M. Banks, Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)

"I just think people overvalue argument because they like to hear themselves talk."

-Iain M. Banks, Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)

9. City of Saints and Madmen (Ambergris, #1)

By: Jeff VanderMeer , Michael Moorcock

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

In City of Saints and Madmen, Jeff VanderMeer has reinvented the literature of the fantastic. You h… read more

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10. Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun #1-2)

By: Gene Wolfe

4.00

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

The Book of the New Sunis unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a … read more

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11. Maelstrom (Rifters, #2)

By: Peter Watts

3.83

Format: 35 pages, Paperback

An enormous tidal wave on the west coast of North America has just killed thousands. Lenie Clarke, … read more

Similar categories in Peter Watts's Maelstrom (Rifters, #2) book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

12. Viriconium

By: Neil Gaiman , M. John Harrison

4.13

Format: None pages, Paperback

This landmark collection gathers four groundbreaking fantasy classics from the acclaimed author of … read more

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13. The Years of Rice and Salt

By: Kim Stanley Robinson

3.73

Format: 216 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occu… read more

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14. Non-Stop

By: Brian W. Aldiss

3.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Curiosity was discouraged in the Greene tribe. Its members lived out their lives in cramped Quarter… read more

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15. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

Similar categories in Therisa Peimer's Taming Flame book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

Cover of Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3) by Alastair Reynolds

16. Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)

By: Alastair Reynolds

4.36

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

From the king of modern space opera comes a new adventure in the Prefect Dreyfus series— Machine Ve… read more

Similar categories in Alastair Reynolds's Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3) book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
"A small request like that, who am I to turn it down? There is something you can do for me in return, though, especially now that you’re practically on our doorstep."

-Alastair Reynolds, Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)

Cover of Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel by Todor Bombov

17. Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

By: Todor Bombov

4.37

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

2nd Book in Sci-Fi Series Is Set on Saturn’s Moon Homo Cosmicus-2: Titan is a sci-fi novel, sui … read more

Similar categories in Todor Bombov's Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • science fiction
"While an elderly man in his mid-eighties looks curiously at a porno site, his grandson asks him from afar, “‘What are you reading, grandpa?’"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

"Let’s get to know each other. My name’s William, William More, but you can call me Willy. I’m an engineer-chemist who graduated from MIT. So . . . but you’re all alike to me . . . of course, you woul…"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

Cover of Child of Another Kind by Steven Decker

18. Child of Another Kind

By: Steven Decker

4.29

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

A little girl can look at someone and know their past. How? Why? Single mom Cynthia Pace has he… read more

Similar categories in Steven Decker's Child of Another Kind book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
"No,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"Teacher,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"We do not sleep,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"They came for me the next morning."

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

Cover of The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue by Trevor Alan Foris

19. The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

By: Trevor Alan Foris

4.04

Format: 520 pages, None

Publishers note: The Octunnumi does not exist. Fosbit and any files relating to a Fosbit do n… read more

Similar categories in Trevor Alan Foris's The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"He licked my face, sir."

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

"That’s Vegan not Vulcan!"

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

"Veebeebe ve ve – Beeeeb..."

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

"Hey, I didn’t come here to lose,"

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

Cover of House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

20. House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.51

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to a… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2) book and China Miéville's The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of City of Last Chances (The Tyrant Philosophers, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

21. City of Last Chances (The Tyrant Philosophers, #1)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.96

Format: 500 pages, Hardcover

Arthur C. Clarke winner and Sunday Times bestseller Adrian Tchaikovsky's triumphant return to fanta… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction

12 Top fiction books like The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2) by China Miéville

Transform Your Habits

Borne (Borne, #1)

Jeff VanderMeer

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

Iain M. Banks

3.85

Transform Your Habits

The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

China Miéville

3.80

Transform Your Habits

The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)

R. Scott Bakker

4.31

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18 Best fiction books like Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3) by Alastair Reynolds

Transform Your Habits

Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

Peter Watts

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)

Alastair Reynolds

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Europa Deep

Gary Gibson

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Bezzle (Martin Hench #2)

Cory Doctorow

4.13

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