8 must-read dystopia books like Beyond the Burn Line by Paul McAuley

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Beyond the Burn Line

By: Paul McAuley

3.53

Format: 455 pages, Kindle Edition

A novel about posthuman Earth, colonisation, Ufology, and secret histories. It's two hundred thous…

If you liked the dystopia plot in Beyond the Burn Line by Paul McAuley , here is a list of 8 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 Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"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. 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 Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • 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)

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3. 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 Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1) by Nick Harkaway

4. Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

By: Nick Harkaway

4.03

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

A virtuosic mashup of Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler by way of Marvel—the story of a detective… read more

Similar categories in Nick Harkaway's Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1) book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"In her hands, a corpse is like one of those old Bibles chained up in a dusty room, not only the printed text and the rich colours of the pictures, but the records of marriages and births and deaths i…"

-Nick Harkaway, Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

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5. Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.02

Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition

The modern classic of space opera that began with Children of Time continues in this extraordinary … read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3) book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
"The essential fallacy,' Ghoti picks up, 'is that humans and other biologically evolved, calculating engines feel themselves to be sentient, when sufficient investigation suggests this is not so. And …"

-Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)

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6. Eversion

By: Alastair Reynolds

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the master of the space opera comes a dark, mind-bending adventure spread across time and spac… read more

Similar categories in Alastair Reynolds's Eversion book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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7. Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1)

By: M.R. Carey

4.17

Format: 499 pages, Paperback

 From bestselling author M. R. Carey comes a brilliant genre-defying story of humanity's expansion … read more

Similar categories in M.R. Carey's Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1) book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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8. 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

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

9. 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 Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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10. Alien Clay

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . On the distant world of Kiln li… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
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11. The Thousand Earths

By: Stephen Baxter

3.95

Format: 586 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2145AD John Hackett's adventure is just beginning. In Year 30, Mela's story is coming to a cl… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Baxter's The Thousand Earths book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

12. Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.35

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the third and final novel i… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3) book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
Cover of Beyond the Hallowed Sky (Lightspeed Trilogy, #1) by Ken MacLeod

13. Beyond the Hallowed Sky (Lightspeed Trilogy, #1)

By: Ken MacLeod

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

'An exceptional blend of international politics, hard science, and first contact' Michael Mammay, a… read more

Similar categories in Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Hallowed Sky (Lightspeed Trilogy, #1) book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

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

14. 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

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's City of Last Chances (The Tyrant Philosophers, #1) book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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15. Descendant Machine (Continuance #2)

By: Gareth L. Powell

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning author comes a gripping, fast-paced and fascinating science fiction adventur… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Descendant Machine (Continuance #2) book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction
  • fiction
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16. Hopeland

By: Ian McDonald

3.83

Format: 648 pages, Paperback

They met while London burned. A encounter during a riot brought Amon Brightbourne together with Rai… read more

Similar categories in Ian McDonald's Hopeland book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
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17. Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2)

By: Ken MacLeod

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

THE FERMI ARE AWAKE. With the invention of faster-than-light travel there is nowhere that humani… read more

Similar categories in Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Reach of Earth (Lightspeed Trilogy, #2) book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction
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18. Expect Me Tomorrow

By: Christopher Priest

3.58

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

A petty thief known as John Smith was arrested for fraudulent behavior in 1877. He tricked women in… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Priest's Expect Me Tomorrow book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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19. Beyond the Burn Line

By: Paul McAuley

3.53

Format: 455 pages, Kindle Edition

A novel about posthuman Earth, colonisation, Ufology, and secret histories. It's two hundred thous… read more

Similar categories in Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
Cover of Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2) by M.R. Carey

20. Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2)

By: M.R. Carey

4.36

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the critically acclaimed Infinity Gate comes the second and final novel in the Pandominio… read more

Similar categories in M.R. Carey's Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2) book and Paul McAuley's Beyond the Burn Line

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy

19 Best fiction books like Beyond the Burn Line by Paul McAuley

Transform Your Habits

Translation State

Ann Leckie

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)

Alastair Reynolds

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz

3.37

Transform Your Habits

Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

Nick Harkaway

4.03

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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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