11 Best science fiction books like The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull

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The Lesson

By: Cadwell Turnbull

3.58

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

THE LESSON explores the nature of belief, the impact of colonialism, and asks how far are we willin…

"He had mistaken his place in this story. The realization filled him with both terror and a little relief, the relief faint but present. He hoped the feeling would someday give him a measure of peace."

-Cadwell Turnbull, The Lesson

"He had mistaken his place in this story. The realization filled him with both terror and a little relief, the relief faint but present. He hoped the feeling would someday give him a measure of peace."

-Cadwell Turnbull, The Lesson

If you liked the science fiction plot in The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Devil You Know

By: K.J. Parker

3.93

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

also appears in the collection The Father of Lies The greatest philosopher of all time is offeri… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Parker's The Devil You Know book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. 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 Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
"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)

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3. Six Wakes

By: Mur Lafferty

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A space adventure set on a lone ship where the clones of a murdered crew must find their murderer -… read more

Similar categories in Mur Lafferty's Six Wakes book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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4. A Stranger in Olondria

By: Sofia Samatar

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Jevick, the pepper merchant's son, has been raised on stories of Olondria, a distant land where boo… read more

Similar categories in Sofia Samatar's A Stranger in Olondria book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy

5. On the Edge of Gone

By: Corinne Duyvis

3.48

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

January 29, 2035. That's the day the comet is scheduled to hit--the big one. Denise and her mother … read more

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6. An Unkindness of Ghosts

By: Rivers Solomon

3.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

"The HSS Matildais a generation ship organized much like the antebellum South. Embroiled in a grudg… read more

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7. Midnight Robber

By: Nalo Hopkinson

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's Carnival time, and the Carribean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, danc… read more

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8. Sister Mine

By: Nalo Hopkinson

2.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Nalo Hopkinson--winner of the John W. Campbell Award, the Sunburst Award, and the World Fantasy awa… read more

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9. The Red: First Light (The Red #1)

By: Linda Nagata

4.24

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

"There Needs To Be A War Going On Somewhere" Lieutenant James Shelley commands a high-tech squad of… read more

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10. The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)

By: Malka Ann Older

3.64

Format: 169 pages, Hardcover

The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set … read more

Similar categories in Malka Ann Older's The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1) book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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11. The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

By: Nghi Vo

4.17

Format: 128 pages, ebook

The Hugo Award-Winning Series returns with its newest standalone entry: a gothic mystery involving … read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5) book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The world starts with a story. So do dynasties and eras and wars. So does love, and so does revenge. Everything starts with a story."

-Nghi Vo, The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

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12. The Terraformers

By: Annalee Newitz

3.37

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Destry is a top network analyst with the Environmental Rescue Team, an ancient organization devoted… read more

Similar categories in Annalee Newitz's The Terraformers book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Womb City

By: Tlotlo Tsamaase

3.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

WOMB CITY imagines a dark and deadly future Botswana, rich with culture and true folklore, which be… read more

Similar categories in Tlotlo Tsamaase's Womb City book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. Bee Sting Cake (Greenwing & Dart, #2)

By: Victoria Goddard

4.39

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Magic is out of fashion. Gambling is merely illegal. Neither law nor common sense has ever stopped … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Goddard's Bee Sting Cake (Greenwing & Dart, #2) book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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15. In the Watchful City

By: S. Qiouyi Lu

3.69

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

In the Watchful City explores borders, power, diaspora, and transformation in an Asian-inspired mos… read more

Similar categories in S. Qiouyi Lu's In the Watchful City book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
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16. The Mythic Dream

By: Dominik Parisien

3.90

Format: 368 pages, None

An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winn… read more

Similar categories in Dominik Parisien's The Mythic Dream book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull

17. The Lesson

By: Cadwell Turnbull

3.58

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

THE LESSON explores the nature of belief, the impact of colonialism, and asks how far are we willin… read more

Similar categories in Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"He had mistaken his place in this story. The realization filled him with both terror and a little relief, the relief faint but present. He hoped the feeling would someday give him a measure of peace."

-Cadwell Turnbull, The Lesson

Cover of Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer

18. Liberty's Daughter

By: Naomi Kritzer

4.06

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Beck Garrison lives on a seastead — an archipelago of constructed platforms and old cruise ships, a… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Kritzer's Liberty's Daughter book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Burning Roses (Hunting Monsters, #3) by S.L. Huang

19. Burning Roses (Hunting Monsters, #3)

By: S.L. Huang

3.70

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

When Rosa (aka Red Riding Hood) and Hou Yi the Archer join forces to stop the deadly sunbirds from … read more

Similar categories in S.L. Huang's Burning Roses (Hunting Monsters, #3) book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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20. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.05

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly… read more

Similar categories in P. Djèlí Clark's The Dead Cat Tail Assassins book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Architects of Memory (The Memory War, #1) by Karen Osborne

21. Architects of Memory (The Memory War, #1)

By: Karen Osborne

3.61

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Terminally ill salvage pilot Ash Jackson lost everything in the war with the alien Vai, but she'll … read more

Similar categories in Karen Osborne's Architects of Memory (The Memory War, #1) book and Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • adult
  • audiobook

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