9 best-selling speculative fiction books like The Mother Code by Carole Stivers

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The Mother Code

By: Carole Stivers

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

What it means to be human—and a mother—is put to the test in Carole Stivers' debut novel set in a w…

If you liked the speculative fiction plot in The Mother Code by Carole Stivers , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. California

By: Edan Lepucki

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent, California imagines a frighteningl… read more

Similar categories in Edan Lepucki's California book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter

2. Noumenon

By: Marina J. Lostetter

3.00

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

With nods to Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series, the real science of Neal Stephenson's Seveneves, a tou… read more

Similar categories in Marina J. Lostetter's Noumenon book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Contagious (Infected, #2) by Scott Sigler

3. Contagious (Infected, #2)

By: Scott Sigler

3.50

Format: 24 pages,

From the acclaimed author of Infected comes an epic and exhilarating story of humanity's secret bat… read more

Similar categories in Scott Sigler's Contagious (Infected, #2) book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Thirteen (Adam Grant, #1) by Tom Hoyle

4. Thirteen (Adam Grant, #1)

By: Tom Hoyle

3.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Born at midnight in London, on the stroke of the new millennium, Adam is the target of a cult that … read more

Similar categories in Tom Hoyle's Thirteen (Adam Grant, #1) book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • fiction

5. The Silent History

By: Matthew Derby , Eli Horowitz , Kevin Moffett

3.80

Format: 220 pages, ebook

from The Silent History website: The Silent History is a novel, written and designed specially for … read more

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6. Diving Belles

By: Lucy Wood

3.87

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Straying husbands lured into the sea can be fetched back, for a fee. Magpies whisper to lonely driv… read more

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7. Ancestor

By: Scott Sigler

4.00

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

On a remote island in Lake Superior, scientists struggle to solve the problem of xenotransplantatio… read more

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8. Machine Learning: New and Collected Stories

By: Hugh Howey

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

A new collection of stories, including some that have never before been seen, from the New York Tim… read more

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9. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

By: Kate Wilhelm

3.00

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

The spellbinding story of an isolated post-holocaust community determined to preserve itself, throu… read more

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10. Relics

By: Tim Lebbon

4.17

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

There's an underground black market for arcane things. Akin to the trade in rhino horns or tigers' … read more

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11. After World

By: Debbie Urbanski

3.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The story of an Artificial Intelligence tasked with writing a novel—only for it to fall in love wit… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Urbanski's After World book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • audiobook
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12. 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 Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Emily Eternal

By: M.G. Wheaton

3.38

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Meet Emily - she can solve advanced mathematical problems, unlock the mind's deepest secrets and ev… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Wheaton's Emily Eternal book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. Relic

By: Alan Dean Foster

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The last known human searches the galaxy for companionship in a brilliant standalone novel from the… read more

Similar categories in Alan Dean Foster's Relic book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Among the Living

By: Tim Lebbon

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestseller and author of Netflix’s The Silence comes a terrifying horror no… read more

Similar categories in Tim Lebbon's Among the Living book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

By: Victor LaValle

3.79

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

What if America's founding ideals finally became reality? A future of peace, justice, and love come… read more

Similar categories in Victor LaValle's A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I turned to my wife and said, "Damn, this country hates women." She said, "You're only now just figuring that out?"

-Victor LaValle, A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

"Father sat in his easy chair, occasionally shaking his head and saying how this was just the way the cycle worked—one time they vote for what they believe themselves to be and the next they get angry…"

-Victor LaValle, A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

"There are stories about perfection, but those stories are lies. No one ever made the world better by being perfect. There is only mess in humans, and sometimes that mess turns to magic, and sometimes…"

-Victor LaValle, A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

"It’s quiet for a second and so I start to think. About how people take from each other. They take and take. Our world itself is a great big taking. And life is just giving. We give away everything we…"

-Victor LaValle, A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

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17. Cave 13 (Rogue Team International #3)

By: Jonathan Maberry

4.33

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International plunge into mortal peril as this new and deadly arms race t… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Maberry's Cave 13 (Rogue Team International #3) book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Warehouse

By: Rob Hart

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Cloud isn’t just a place to work. It’s a place to live. And when you’re here, you’ll never want to … read more

Similar categories in Rob Hart's The Warehouse book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It wasn’t good to mess around with knees. Knees were stupid. Like a ball and two sticks held together with rubber bands. It took way less torque than most people thought to screw up a knee."

-Rob Hart, The Warehouse

"The worst part is, we should have seen it coming. For years we lived with stories about this. Brave New World and 1984 and Fight Club. We celebrated these stories while ignoring the message. And now,…"

-Rob Hart, The Warehouse

"The worst part is, we should have seen it coming. For years we lived with stories about this. Brave New World and 1984 and Fight Club . We celebrated these stories while ignoring the message. And now…"

-Rob Hart, The Warehouse

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19. Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

By: C. Robert Cargill

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this apocalyptic adventure C. Robert Cargill explores the fight for purpose and agency between h… read more

Similar categories in C. Robert Cargill's Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0) book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. Ink

By: Jonathan Maberry

3.96

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry comes a standalone supernatural thriller In… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Maberry's Ink book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Machinehood

By: S.B. Divya

3.65

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

A science fiction thriller about artificial intelligence, sentience, and labor rights in a near fut… read more

Similar categories in S.B. Divya's Machinehood book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The more things changed, the more they stayed the same."

-S.B. Divya, Machinehood

"Technology was as habit-forming as every escapist, feel-good drug"

-S.B. Divya, Machinehood

"What would be the long-term consequences for a dakini revolution? Every technological advancement had consequences."

-S.B. Divya, Machinehood

"Her people attacked me, and I defended myself. We believe that she is responsible for crimes against human- and machine kind. We believe that the governments of Earth have failed to protect their peo…"

-S.B. Divya, Machinehood

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22. A Beginning at the End

By: Mike Chen

3.51

Format: 394 pages, Hardcover

How do you start over after the end of the world? Six years after a global pandemic wiped out mo… read more

Similar categories in Mike Chen's A Beginning at the End book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"See, relations are people with the same blood. But family, that's different. Family is about who gives you hope, who gets involved. And earns the right for forgiveness. Or at least starts down the pa…"

-Mike Chen, A Beginning at the End

"As a community, we still emphasized the importance of familial ties but finally understood that the definition of family wasn't about blood or even who or what you'd lost. It was about what gave you …"

-Mike Chen, A Beginning at the End

Cover of The Unkindness of Ravens (Greer Hogan Mystery #1) by M.E. Hilliard

23. The Unkindness of Ravens (Greer Hogan Mystery #1)

By: M.E. Hilliard

3.52

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Librarian Greer Hogan matches wits with a deviously clever killer in M.E. Hilliard's chilling serie… read more

Similar categories in M.E. Hilliard's The Unkindness of Ravens (Greer Hogan Mystery #1) book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The manor ravens were on the move. One by one, they glided across the lawn and took up posts in the trees that fringed the property. It was rare to see so many at once. And what was that called? “Unk…"

-M.E. Hilliard, The Unkindness of Ravens (Greer Hogan Mystery #1)

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24. We Hear Voices

By: Evie Green

3.55

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

An eerie horror debut about a little boy who recovers from a mysterious pandemic and inherits an im… read more

Similar categories in Evie Green's We Hear Voices book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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25. The City Where We Once Lived

By: Eric Barnes

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In a near future where climate change has severely affected weather and agriculture, the North End … read more

Similar categories in Eric Barnes's The City Where We Once Lived book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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26. The Mother Code

By: Carole Stivers

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

What it means to be human—and a mother—is put to the test in Carole Stivers' debut novel set in a w… read more

Similar categories in Carole Stivers's The Mother Code book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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27. The Lightest Object in the Universe

By: Kimi Eisele

3.69

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

If the grid went down, how would you find someone on the other side of the country? How would you f… read more

Similar categories in Kimi Eisele's The Lightest Object in the Universe book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • audiobook
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28. Version Zero

By: David Yoon

3.36

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the brilliant mind of New York Times best-selling author David Yoon comes a lightning-fast and… read more

Similar categories in David Yoon's Version Zero book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. The 2084 Report: An Oral History of the Great Warming

By: James Lawrence Powell

3.63

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

This vivid, terrifying, and galvanizing novel reveals our future world after previous generations f… read more

Similar categories in James Lawrence Powell's The 2084 Report: An Oral History of the Great Warming book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
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30. Above the Ether

By: Eric Barnes

3.51

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Here is a mesmerizing novel of unfolding dystopia amid the effects of climate change in a world ver… read more

Similar categories in Eric Barnes's Above the Ether book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • apocalyptic
  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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31. The Damage Done

By: Michael Landweber

3.41

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Ben Winters and Sarah Pinsker, violence is a thing of the past—but could new ho… read more

Similar categories in Michael Landweber's The Damage Done book and Carole Stivers's The Mother Code

  • adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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California

Edan Lepucki

4.43

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Noumenon

Marina J. Lostetter

3.00

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Contagious (Infected, #2)

Scott Sigler

3.50

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Thirteen (Adam Grant, #1)

Tom Hoyle

3.15

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In the Shadow of the Glacier (Constable Molly Smith #1)

Vicki Delany

3.73

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The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

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The Last Word

Elly Griffiths

3.92

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Paige Shelton

3.99

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