19 must-read science fiction books like On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane

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On Earth as It Is on Television

By: Emily Jane

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

First Contact stories have never been as intoxicating and fun as in Emily Jane’s novel of the sudde…

If you liked the science fiction plot in On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Translation State

By: Ann Leckie

4.09

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple … read more

Similar categories in Ann Leckie's Translation State book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I am not a potato."

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

"You have only small and seemingly pointless choices available to you. But if there is anything I have been trying to teach you, it is that small actions can have larger consequences. If one has only …"

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

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2. Starter Villain

By: John Scalzi

4.16

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Starter Villain book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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3. The Road to Roswell

By: Connie Willis

3.74

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

A delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are … read more

Similar categories in Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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4. Mister Magic

By: Kiersten White

3.59

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and di… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Mister Magic book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • adult
  • audiobook
"Magic never forgets the taste of your friendship."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"This version of him isn't perfect. None of them are. New isn't the same as perfect. Growing up isn't inherently loss, it's just change."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"I think you've told me thank you more in the last day than anyone else has in years. It's like--when there's a stack of dishes, if my husband actually does them , I tell him thank you. But when I do …"

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

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5. The First Bright Thing

By: J.R. Dawson

3.60

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today?Ringmaster — Rin, to those who… read more

Similar categories in J.R. Dawson's The First Bright Thing book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"My love,"

-J.R. Dawson, The First Bright Thing

"I love you,"

-J.R. Dawson, The First Bright Thing

"Family finds us, even if we’re born in different places to different homes."

-J.R. Dawson, The First Bright Thing

"What is the absence of love called? It’s not hate. It’s not even apathy. The word lives in the anticipation of waiting for someone who will never come home."

-J.R. Dawson, The First Bright Thing

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6. Beautyland

By: Marie-Helene Bertino

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Parakeet, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Marie-Helene Bertino's Beautyland book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. The Future

By: Naomi Alderman

3.86

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling, award-winning author of The Power delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handfu… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Alderman's The Future book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There’s a beautiful world on the far shore,"

-Naomi Alderman, The Future

"The day was new now, as it is new every morning."

-Naomi Alderman, The Future

"There was fog, but behind the fog there was morning."

-Naomi Alderman, The Future

"The most persistent hauntings are the ghosts of lost futures."

-Naomi Alderman, The Future

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8. The Last Murder at the End of the World

By: Stuart Turton

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Wat… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Turton's The Last Murder at the End of the World book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. The Other Valley

By: Scott Alexander Howard

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A literary speculative novel about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and future Sixtee… read more

Similar categories in Scott Alexander Howard's The Other Valley book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. The Deep Sky

By: Yume Kitasei

3.71

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission into deep space… read more

Similar categories in Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"...wanting to prove they were strong enough to withstand anything. Except strength could make you brittle. Big enough impact, and you splinter."

-Yume Kitasei, The Deep Sky

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11. The Possibilities

By: Yael Goldstein-Love

3.49

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A new mother ventures into parallel worlds to find her missing child in this mind-bending novel tha… read more

Similar categories in Yael Goldstein-Love's The Possibilities book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. Bridge

By: Lauren Beukes

3.68

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A grieving daughter’s search for her mother becomes a journey across alternate realities in Bridge,… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Beukes's Bridge book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. The Ministry of Time

By: Kaliane Bradley

3.62

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the natu… read more

Similar categories in Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"And then when she was given a second chance, she caught the sword and came up singing."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"You'll have lived through heat waves by now, and you'll know that they make time go utterly Dali clocks."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"What was it like, to be the only one who came back? The only one who still had a body to touch, to hurt, to yearn with? The last one still able to die?"

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"He was here, by and with and in my body. He lives in me like trauma does. If you ever fall in love, you’ll be a person who was in love for the rest of your life."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

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14. A Quantum Love Story

By: Mike Chen

3.67

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them. Grieving her best friend… read more

Similar categories in Mike Chen's A Quantum Love Story book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. Ascension

By: Nicholas Binge

3.58

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Binge's Ascension book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There’s something that runs deeper than that – biological instinct, perhaps, that won’t let you go through with mutilating yourself."

-Nicholas Binge, Ascension

"People like to think empathy means being able to imagine how you'd feel in a certain situation,' she said, head tilted, holding my gaze. 'But it really doesn't. It means being able to imagine how the…"

-Nicholas Binge, Ascension

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16. Annie Bot

By: Sierra Greer

3.83

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner, Doug. Designed to satisfy h… read more

Similar categories in Sierra Greer's Annie Bot book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei

17. The Stardust Grail

By: Yume Kitasei

3.78

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Save one world. Doom her own. From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes a thrilling anti-c… read more

Similar categories in Yume Kitasei's The Stardust Grail book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. My Murder

By: Katie Williams

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What if the murder you had to solve was your own? Lou is a happily married mother of an adorable… read more

Similar categories in Katie Williams's My Murder book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily  Jane

19. On Earth as It Is on Television

By: Emily Jane

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

First Contact stories have never been as intoxicating and fun as in Emily Jane’s novel of the sudde… read more

Similar categories in Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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20. The Endless Vessel

By: Charles Soule

3.79

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

A few years from now, in a world similar to ours, there exists a sort of “depression plague” that p… read more

Similar categories in Charles Soule's The Endless Vessel book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of So You Had to Build a Time Machine by Jason Offutt

21. So You Had to Build a Time Machine

By: Jason Offutt

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Skid doesn’t believe in ghosts or time travel or any of that nonsense. A circus runaway-turned-boun… read more

Similar categories in Jason Offutt's So You Had to Build a Time Machine book and Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

20 best-selling fiction books like On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane

Transform Your Habits

Translation State

Ann Leckie

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Starter Villain

John Scalzi

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Road to Roswell

Connie Willis

3.74

Transform Your Habits

The First Bright Thing

J.R. Dawson

3.60

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18 Best fiction books like Translation State by Ann Leckie

Transform Your Habits

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

Malka Ann Older

3.64

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Translation State

Ann Leckie

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Starter Villain

John Scalzi

4.16

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