9 Best science fiction books like XX by Rian Hughes

Cover of XX by Rian Hughes

XX

By: Rian Hughes

3.88

Format: 992 pages, Hardcover

The battle for your mind has already begun.   At Jodrell Bank Observatory in England, a radio teles…

"I am the product of countless other ideas that have incubated inside me. Over many years, they entered my mind through my senses, blown in from elsewhere because I left the shutters to my mind wide open. Some took root because they suited the soil; others did not find purchase and were quickly forgotten. There are even a few I can entirely call my own."

-Rian Hughes, XX

"I am the product of countless other ideas that have incubated inside me. Over many years, they entered my mind through my senses, blown in from elsewhere because I left the shutters to my mind wide open. Some took root because they suited the soil; others did not find purchase and were quickly forgotten. There are even a few I can entirely call my own."

-Rian Hughes, XX

If you liked the science fiction plot in XX by Rian Hughes , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of The Recognitions by William H. Gass, William Gaddis

1. The Recognitions

By: William H. Gass , William Gaddis

4.20

Format: 976 pages, Paperback

The book Jonathan Franzen dubbed the "ur-text of postwar fiction" and the "first great cultural cri… read more

Similar categories in William H. Gass's The Recognitions book and Rian Hughes's XX

  • novels
  • fiction
"Women get desperate, but they don't understand despair."

-William H. Gass, The Recognitions

"That fever had passed; but for the rest of his life it never left his eyes."

-William H. Gass, The Recognitions

"Reading Proust isn't just reading a book, it's an experience and you can't reject an experience."

-William H. Gass, The Recognitions

"Most people are clever because they don't know how to be honest." William Gaddis, The Recognitions."

-William H. Gass, The Recognitions

Cover of The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black

2. The Black-Eyed Blonde

By: Benjamin Black

4.31

Format: 110 pages, Hardcover

Raymond Chandler's incomparable private eye is back, pulled by a seductive young heiress into the m… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Loop (Ring, #3) by Kōji Suzuki, Glynne Walley

3. Loop (Ring, #3)

By: Kōji Suzuki , Glynne Walley

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Inspiration for the New Major Motion Picture RINGS Learn the final truth about the Ring! In thi… read more

Similar categories in Kōji Suzuki's Loop (Ring, #3) book and Rian Hughes's XX

  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) by Kim Newman

4. Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1)

By: Kim Newman

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

It is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort Vlad Tepes, the Wallachian P… read more

Similar categories in Kim Newman's Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) book and Rian Hughes's XX

  • fantasy
  • fiction

5. 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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6. Mammoth

By: John Varley

1.00

Format: None pages,

Never afraid of risks, award-winning author John Varley took readers and critics by storm with his … read more

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7. The Raw Shark Texts

By: Steven Hall

0.00

Format: 400 pages,

Eric Sanderson wakes up in a house one day with no idea who or where he is. A note instructs him to… read more

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8. Along the Saltwise Sea (The Up-and-Under, #2)

By: A. Deborah Baker

3.88

Format: 193 pages, Hardcover

After climbing Over the Woodward Wall and making their way across the forest, Avery and Zib found t… read more

Similar categories in A. Deborah Baker's Along the Saltwise Sea (The Up-and-Under, #2) book and Rian Hughes's XX

  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (From a Certain Point of View, #3) by Elizabeth Schaefer

9. From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (From a Certain Point of View, #3)

By: Elizabeth Schaefer

3.93

Format: 573 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless S… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Schaefer's From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (From a Certain Point of View, #3) book and Rian Hughes's XX

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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10. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Generation Ship by Michael Mammay

11. Generation Ship

By: Michael Mammay

3.83

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

In this riveting, stand-alone novel from Michael Mammay, author of  Planetside,  the beginning of a… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • speculative fiction
Cover of To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods, #1) by Elizabeth        May

12. To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods, #1)

By: Elizabeth May

3.36

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone, this Imperial Russia-inspired romantasy launch… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth May's To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods, #1) book and Rian Hughes's XX

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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13. The Rig

By: Roger Levy

3.74

Format: 618 pages, Paperback

On a desert planet, two boys meet, sparking a friendship that will change human society forever. On… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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14. The Labyrinth

By: Simon Stålenhag

4.16

Format: 150 pages, Hardcover

A world covered by ruins and ash, the remnants of an otherwordly phenomenon that has ravaged the ea… read more

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  • science fiction
  • graphic novels
  • speculative fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Frontier by Grace  Curtis

15. Frontier

By: Grace Curtis

3.62

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Saints and preachers, librarians and horse thieves, lawmakers and lawbreakers, and a crash-survivin… read more

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  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes by Dana Thomas

16. Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes

By: Dana Thomas

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry and the grassroots, high… read more

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"Shoppers snap up five times more clothing now than they did in 1980."

-Dana Thomas, Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes

"In 1991, 56.2% of all clothes purchased in the United States were American-made. By 2012, it was down to 2.5%. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 1990 and 2012, the U.S. textile and…"

-Dana Thomas, Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes

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17. Maxwell's Demon

By: Steven Hall

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Fourteen years after the monumental publication of the international bestseller The Raw Shark Texts… read more

Similar categories in Steven Hall's Maxwell's Demon book and Rian Hughes's XX

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
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18. XX

By: Rian Hughes

3.88

Format: 992 pages, Hardcover

The battle for your mind has already begun.   At Jodrell Bank Observatory in England, a radio teles… read more

Similar categories in Rian Hughes's XX book and Rian Hughes's XX

  • novels
  • graphic novels
  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
"I am the product of countless other ideas that have incubated inside me. Over many years, they entered my mind through my senses, blown in from elsewhere because I left the shutters to my mind wide o…"

-Rian Hughes, XX

Cover of Harbinger by P.A. Vasey

19. Harbinger

By: P.A. Vasey

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

P.A. Vasey’s first novel, Trinity’s Legacy , the first installment in his Vu-Hak War Trilogy, rose … read more

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  • science fiction
Cover of Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jónasson

20. Death at the Sanatorium

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fresh off his career-changing standalone co-written with Icelandic PM, Reykjavík, #1 Icelandic best… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of They Thought They Buried Us by NoNieqa Ramos

21. They Thought They Buried Us

By: NoNieqa Ramos

3.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Horror fan and aspiring film director Yuiza gets a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school. Bu… read more

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William H. Gass , William Gaddis

4.20

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Benjamin Black

4.31

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Kōji Suzuki , Glynne Walley

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Kim Newman

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