12 Best science fiction books like We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen

Cover of We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen

We Could Be Heroes

By: Mike Chen

3.43

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary and emotional adventure about unlikely friends and the power of choosing who you w…

"If you're the one everyone relies on, if you take on people's burdens, sometimes there's just not that much left of you."

-Mike Chen, We Could Be Heroes

"If you're the one everyone relies on, if you take on people's burdens, sometimes there's just not that much left of you."

-Mike Chen, We Could Be Heroes

If you liked the science fiction plot in We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Legend Has It (Pax Arcana, #5) by Elliott James

1. Legend Has It (Pax Arcana, #5)

By: Elliott James

4.07

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

For John Charming, living the dream just became a nightmare. Someone, somewhere, is reading a ma… read more

Similar categories in Elliott James's Legend Has It (Pax Arcana, #5) book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • urban fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II by Emily Yellin

2. Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II

By: Emily Yellin

4.08

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Our Mothers' War is an eye-opening and moving portrait of women during World War II, a war that for… read more

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  • audiobook
"In war, love is a luxury. It comes at a high price... This brand of marriage, I guess, takes steady nerves."

-Emily Yellin, Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II

Cover of Daring (Pax Arcana, #2) by Elliott James

3. Daring (Pax Arcana, #2)

By: Elliott James

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

THE WEREWOLVES HAVE A NEW LEADER...AND HE CANNOT BE STOPPED. Something is rotten in the state of Wi… read more

Similar categories in Elliott James's Daring (Pax Arcana, #2) book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • urban fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Red Lightning (Thunder and Lightning, #2) by John Varley

4. Red Lightning (Thunder and Lightning, #2)

By: John Varley

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

The son of one of the first men to fly to Mars and back, Ray Garcia-Strickland is now a disgruntled… read more

Similar categories in John Varley's Red Lightning (Thunder and Lightning, #2) book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of In Shining Armor (Pax Arcana, #4) by Elliott James

5. In Shining Armor (Pax Arcana, #4)

By: Elliott James

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This fairy godmother's got claws. When someone kidnaps the last surviving descendant of the Grandm… read more

Similar categories in Elliott James's In Shining Armor (Pax Arcana, #4) book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • urban fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction

6. Fearless (Pax Arcana, #3)

By: Elliott James

4.50

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

When your last name is Charming, rescuing virgins comes with the territory -- even when the virgin … read more

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7. As Good as New

By: Charlie Jane Anders

4.47

Format: None pages, ebook

From the author of the Hugo-winning "Six Months, Three Days," a new wrinkle on the old story of thr… read more

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Cover of System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) by Martha Wells

8. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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9. 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 Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • 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

Cover of Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) by Mur Lafferty

10. Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)

By: Mur Lafferty

3.71

Format: 457 pages, Paperback

From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroil… read more

Similar categories in Mur Lafferty's Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) by Django Wexler

11. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)

By: Django Wexler

3.77

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a … read more

Similar categories in Django Wexler's How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Mal Goes to War: A Novel by Edward Ashton

12. Mal Goes to War: A Novel

By: Edward Ashton

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and… read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Mal Goes to War: A Novel book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

13. 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 Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • 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

Cover of The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

14. 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 Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • 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

Cover of The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei

15. 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 Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of RESET by L. Zeth

16. RESET

By: L. Zeth

3.76

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Pukul 23. 15. Dimas baru saja menyaksikan semua temannya tewas dibunuh. Dia menatap lekat pegangan … read more

Similar categories in L. Zeth's RESET book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • fiction
Cover of We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen

17. We Could Be Heroes

By: Mike Chen

3.43

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary and emotional adventure about unlikely friends and the power of choosing who you w… read more

Similar categories in Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • urban fantasy
  • superheroes
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"If you're the one everyone relies on, if you take on people's burdens, sometimes there's just not that much left of you."

-Mike Chen, We Could Be Heroes

Cover of Di Balik Jendela by Eunice Sonie

18. Di Balik Jendela

By: Eunice Sonie

3.72

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

“Semua orang, siapa pun itu, selamatkan diri kalian. Tutup pintu rumah, kunci jendela, jangan berad… read more

Similar categories in Eunice Sonie's Di Balik Jendela book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • fiction
Cover of Vermilion Rain by Kai Elian

19. Vermilion Rain

By: Kai Elian

4.12

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Hujan telah turun selama sembilan puluh hari tanpa henti di Desa Bokudi yang terletak di lereng Gun… read more

Similar categories in Kai Elian's Vermilion Rain book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • science fiction
  • fiction
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 Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Romansa Stovia by Sania Rasyid

21. Romansa Stovia

By: Sania Rasyid

3.40

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Kadang-kadang kita jatuh cinta kepada milik orang, kadang-kadang kepada orang yang berbeda agama. D… read more

Similar categories in Sania Rasyid's Romansa Stovia book and Mike Chen's We Could Be Heroes

  • fiction

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4.07

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3.91

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4.01

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4.06

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