8 must-read science fiction books like Impossible James by Danger Slater

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Impossible James

By: Danger Slater

4.35

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

My father was dying. There was no hope. Then he took a screwdriver to the brain. Got pregnant. And …

If you liked the science fiction plot in Impossible James by Danger Slater , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Space Walrus

By: Kevin L. Donihe

4.12

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

Space: the final frontier... these are the voyages of... a walrus? Meet Walter. He is the first wal… read more

Similar categories in Kevin L. Donihe's Space Walrus book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • science fiction
  • bizarro fiction
Cover of Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell, Ruth Sepp

2. Fever Dream

By: Samanta Schweblin , Megan McDowell , Ruth Sepp

3.72

Format: 183 pages, Hardcover

Experience the blazing, surreal sensation of a fever dream… A young woman named Amanda lies dyin… read more

Similar categories in Samanta Schweblin's Fever Dream book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
"There’s only so much searching you can do, either a horse is there or it’s not."

-Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

"I’m just tired, that’s what I tell myself, and sometimes I’m afraid when I think that everyday problems might be a little more terrible for me than for other people."

-Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

"But I’m going to die in a few hours. That’s going to happen, isn’t it? It’s strange how calm I am. Because even though you haven’t told me, I know. And still, it’s an impossible thing to tell yoursel…"

-Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

"My mother always said something bad would happen. My mother was sure that sooner or later something bad would happen and now I can see it with total clarity, I can feel it coming toward us like a tan…"

-Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

Cover of Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk

3. Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey

By: Chuck Palahniuk

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Buster “Rant” Casey just may be the most efficient serial killer of our time. A high school rebel, … read more

Similar categories in Chuck Palahniuk's Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • horror
"Love is a skill you learn."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey

"We'll never be as young as we are tonight."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey

"A cash-bought merit badge ain't worth shit."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey

"What if reality is nothing but some disease?"

-Chuck Palahniuk, Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey

Cover of Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2) by Terry Pratchett

4. Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2)

By: Terry Pratchett

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Death has to happen. That's what bein' alive is all about. You're alive, and then you're dead. It … read more

Similar categories in Terry Pratchett's Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2) book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • humor
  • fiction
Cover of Quicksand House by Carlton Mellick III

5. Quicksand House

By: Carlton Mellick III

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Paperback

From master of bizarro fiction Carlton Mellick III, author of the international cult hits "Satan Bu… read more

Similar categories in Carlton Mellick III's Quicksand House book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • science fiction
  • horror
  • fiction
  • bizarro fiction
Cover of John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David  Wong

6. John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

By: David Wong

3.88

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too … read more

Similar categories in David Wong's John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • horror
"When a man plans, a woman laughs."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"John, let me make one thing clear,"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"My melon soul Crushed by your Gallagher of apathy"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"No. We talked about this. I’m going home to eat a pie."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

7. The Menstruating Mall

By: Carlton Mellick III

4.50

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

Ten ridiculously stereotypical consumer victims (a yuppie, a housewife, a retiree, a jock, a bible … read more

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8. Revival

By: Stephen King

3.80

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

A dark and electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side o… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's Revival book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
"There’s no tonic like an old friend."

-Stephen King, Revival

"Frightened people live in their own special hell."

-Stephen King, Revival

"When you’re travelling far, it’s best to travel light."

-Stephen King, Revival

"Paths cross all the time in this world of our, sometimes in the strangest places."

-Stephen King, Revival

Cover of Night Shift by Stephen        King, John D. MacDonald

9. Night Shift

By: Stephen King , John D. MacDonald

4.04

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

A collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by th… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's Night Shift book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
"You want to remember that while you're judging the book, the book is also judging you."

-Stephen King, Night Shift

"She wasn't like a jukebox; you never had to put in a dime and she never came unplugged."

-Stephen King, Night Shift

"If seven hundred monkeys typed for seven hundred years, one of them would turn out the works of Shakespeare,"

-Stephen King, Night Shift

"There are spiritually noxious places, buildings where the milk of the cosmos has become sour and rancid. This church is such a place; I would swear to it."

-Stephen King, Night Shift

Cover of This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2) by David  Wong

10. This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

By: David Wong

4.26

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Originally released as an online serial where itreceivedmore than 70,000 downloads,John Dies at the… read more

Similar categories in David Wong's This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2) book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • horror
"Damn it! I knew she was a monster! John! Amy! Listen! Guard your buttholes."

-David Wong, This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

"When they write the sequel to the Bible, that shit is definitely gonna be in there."

-David Wong, This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

"Falling in love with a house or a car or a pair of shoes, it was a dead end. You save your love for the things that can love you back."

-David Wong, This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

"Your 'let's remain calm and stay put' speech would be a lot more convincing if you weren't giving it in front of a pile of burning skeletons."

-David Wong, This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

Cover of Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

11. Gone to See the River Man

By: Kristopher Triana

3.67

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

Super fans. Groupies. Stalkers. These people will give anything for the idols they worship, be t… read more

Similar categories in Kristopher Triana's Gone to See the River Man book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
"That didn't matter, though. Her thoughts toward her were entirely justified. They'd always been there, but were suppressed by a guilt she'd now began to think she never should have felt in the first …"

-Kristopher Triana, Gone to See the River Man

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12. Gothic

By: Philip Fracassi

3.83

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

On his 59th birthday, Tyson Parks—a famous, but struggling, horror writer—receives an antique desk … read more

Similar categories in Philip Fracassi's Gothic book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder by Douglas Preston

13. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

By: Douglas Preston

3.81

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Preston's The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

Cover of If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, #4) by Jason Pargin

14. If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, #4)

By: Jason Pargin

4.46

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin’s hilarious and horrifying John Dies at the End seri… read more

Similar categories in Jason Pargin's If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, #4) book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • horror
"When Joy looked at humans, she saw animals so detached from the food chain that their own boredom was eating them alive. None of their instincts made sense to them; they were primates adorning themse…"

-Jason Pargin, If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, #4)

Cover of Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome by Garth Marenghi

15. Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

By: Garth Marenghi

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

When horror writer Nick Steen gets sucked into a cursed typewriter by the terrifying Type-Face, Dar… read more

Similar categories in Garth Marenghi's Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • humor
  • fiction
  • horror
"Good job I loaded this with silver bullets from that box of silver bullets that was sitting on that table labelled “Silver Bullets"

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

"She may well have whispered, ‘I’ll miss you,’ once I’d gone, but I couldn’t hear that from where I was, and as this is first-person narration and therefore not omniscient, we just won’t know."

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

"Thanks for the warning about leaving the car door open, by the way,’ Capello said, his manner towards Nick softening. ‘You know it makes sense, amigo. I guess we’re both learning something out here.’…"

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

"Roz, I need you to do this,’ I said, although I didn’t, in actual fact – that’s just a lazy phrase which helps steer a lost narrative back on course when readers are giving up in droves, and is, iron…"

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

Cover of Agony's Lodestone by Laura Keating

16. Agony's Lodestone

By: Laura Keating

4.00

Format: 116 pages, Paperback

A grave could be visited. Ashes could be scattered. But simply vanishing? That ripped a hole … read more

Similar categories in Laura Keating's Agony's Lodestone book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Man, Fuck This House by Brian Asman

17. Man, Fuck This House

By: Brian Asman

3.36

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

Sabrina Haskins and her family have just moved into their dream home, a gorgeous Craftsman in the r… read more

Similar categories in Brian Asman's Man, Fuck This House book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • humor
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Bishop by Candace Nola

18. Bishop

By: Candace Nola

4.15

Format: 147 pages, Kindle Edition

"Caught between an ancient evil and a man with nothing to lose, a young girl's fate hangs in the ba… read more

Similar categories in Candace Nola's Bishop book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • horror
Cover of Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) by Brian  McAuley

19. Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2)

By: Brian McAuley

4.12

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote… read more

Similar categories in Brian McAuley's Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Below by Laurel Hightower

20. Below

By: Laurel Hightower

3.70

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO HELP A STRANGER? While driving through the mountains of West Virginia du… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Hightower's Below book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

21. Incidents Around the House

By: Josh Malerman

3.82

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

A chilling horror novel about a haunting told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled f… read more

Similar categories in Josh Malerman's Incidents Around the House book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Jurassichrist by Michael Allen Rose

22. Jurassichrist

By: Michael Allen Rose

4.28

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

It’s time for Jesus to attempt his second coming, but linear time progression doesn’t apply to extr… read more

Similar categories in Michael Allen Rose's Jurassichrist book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • horror
  • bizarro fiction
Cover of One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve by M. Shaw

23. One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve

By: M. Shaw

4.35

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Two halves of a human cadaver awaken on a cold morgue slab. The two distinct personalities, Left an… read more

Similar categories in M. Shaw's One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • horror
  • fiction
  • bizarro fiction
Cover of Impossible James by Danger Slater

24. Impossible James

By: Danger Slater

4.35

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

My father was dying. There was no hope. Then he took a screwdriver to the brain. Got pregnant. And … read more

Similar categories in Danger Slater's Impossible James book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • humor
  • bizarro fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
Cover of Participation Trophy by Ira Rat

25. Participation Trophy

By: Ira Rat

4.19

Format: 85 pages, Paperback

High school sucks. Especially when you’re a geek, your brother committed suicide, the popular kids … read more

Similar categories in Ira Rat's Participation Trophy book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • horror
Cover of Mouth by Joshua Hull

26. Mouth

By: Joshua Hull

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Screenwriter Joshua Hull (Glorious) makes his longform prose debut! After a stranger leaves him … read more

Similar categories in Joshua Hull's Mouth book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Lumberjack by Anthony Engebretson

27. Lumberjack

By: Anthony Engebretson

3.95

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Nebraska city, 1901. There’s a curse on Arbor Lodge—an elusive demon reclaiming the illustrious… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Engebretson's Lumberjack book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Wayward Suns by Hamelin Bird

28. Wayward Suns

By: Hamelin Bird

4.43

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

"Bird's prose sets the bar high for his contemporaries in this slice-of-life tale marbled with self… read more

Similar categories in Hamelin Bird's Wayward Suns book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Genocide on the Infinite Express by Kevin   Sweeney

29. Genocide on the Infinite Express

By: Kevin Sweeney

3.59

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

A man with no name and no memory finds himself on board a train of infinite length, filled with cor… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Sweeney's Genocide on the Infinite Express book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • horror
  • bizarro fiction
Cover of Saint Grit by Kayli Scholz

30. Saint Grit

By: Kayli Scholz

4.12

Format: 98 pages, Paperback

One brooding summer, Nadine Boone pricks herself on a poisonous manchineel tree in the Florida back… read more

Similar categories in Kayli Scholz's Saint Grit book and Danger Slater's Impossible James

  • horror
Cover of Cold War by John Chambers

31. Cold War

By: John Chambers

4.63

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

"Action-packed and funny as hell. Cold War is high-concept bizarro done right!" - Danger Slater, au… read more

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22 must-read fiction books like Impossible James by Danger Slater

Transform Your Habits

Fever Dream

Samanta Schweblin , Megan McDowell , Ruth Sepp

3.72

Transform Your Habits

Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey

Chuck Palahniuk

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2)

Terry Pratchett

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Quicksand House

Carlton Mellick III

3.53

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20 best-selling fiction books like Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) by Brian McAuley

Transform Your Habits

The Woodwitch

Stephen Gregory

4.81

Transform Your Habits

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Nestlings

Nat Cassidy

3.86

Transform Your Habits

The Haunting of Velkwood

Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

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