18 Top fantasy books like Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 175, April 2021 by Neil Clarke

Cover of Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 175, April 2021 by Neil Clarke

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 175, April 2021

By: Neil Clarke

3.45

Format: 189 pages, ebook

FICTION Sarcophagus by Ray Nayler The Field Tiger by Endria Isa Richardson Ouroboros by Dean-Pau…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 175, April 2021 by Neil Clarke , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) by Peter S. Beagle

1. The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

By: Peter S. Beagle

4.16

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451450524 She was magical, beautiful beyond belief—and comp… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I love whom I love."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"The last unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"You're in the story with the rest of us now, and you must go with it, whether you will or no."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"The most professional curse ever snarled or croaked or thundered can have no effect on a pure heart."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

Cover of The Chrysalids by John Wyndham

2. The Chrysalids

By: John Wyndham

3.93

Format: 200 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A world paralysed by genetic mutation John Wyndham takes the reader into the anguished heart of … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"We've got to believe that God is sane, Davie boy. We'd be lost indeed if we didn't do that."

-John Wyndham, The Chrysalids

"Knowing makes all the difference... It's the difference between just trying to keep alive, and having something to live for"

-John Wyndham, The Chrysalids

"The living form defies evolution at its peril; if it does not adapt, it will be broken. The idea of completed man is the supreme vanity: the finished image is a sacrilegious myth."

-John Wyndham, The Chrysalids

"... the more complex they made their world, the less capable they were of dealing with it. They had no means of consensus. They learnt to co-operate constructively in small units; but only destructiv…"

-John Wyndham, The Chrysalids

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3. Impossible Dreams

By: Tim Pratt

4.23

Format: None pages,

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman, Skottie Young

4. Fortunately, the Milk

By: Neil Gaiman , Skottie Young

4.06

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

"I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this:… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The piranhas said nothing, but they thrashes about in their bowl, ominously."

-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk

"The piranhas said nothing, but they thrashed about in their bowl, ominously."

-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk

"Dinosaurs are reptiles, sir," said Professor Steg. "We do not go in for milk."

-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk

"Being a geological formation gives you a lot of time to think. Also, I subscribed to a number of learned journals."

-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk

Cover of The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

5. The Mote in God's Eye

By: Larry Niven , Jerry Pournelle

3.58

Format: 448 pages, ebook

In 3016, the 2nd Empire of Man spans hundreds of star systems, thanks to faster-than-light Alderson… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Blindsight (Firefall, #1) by Peter Watts

6. Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

By: Peter Watts

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two months since the stars fell... Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched a… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Evolution has no foresight. Complex machinery develops its own agendas. Brains — cheat. Feedback loops evolve to promote stable heartbeats and then stumble upon the temptation of rhythm and music. Th…"

-Peter Watts, Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

Cover of The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) by Mary Doria Russell

7. The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)

By: Mary Doria Russell

3.77

Format: None pages,

In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Blood Music by Greg Bear

8. Blood Music

By: Greg Bear

3.84

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Vergil Ulam has created cellular material that can outperform rats in laboratory tests. When the au… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"It is the bullet you don’t hear that gets you."

-Greg Bear, Blood Music

"Thought moves like a dissociation of leaves across a lawn in a breeze."

-Greg Bear, Blood Music

"Nothing is lost. Nothing is forgotten. It was in the blood, the flesh. And now, it is forever."

-Greg Bear, Blood Music

"He held her hand and shook his head. "They're inside, part of us by now. They are us. Where can we escape?"

-Greg Bear, Blood Music

Cover of Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg

9. Downward to the Earth

By: Robert Silverberg

3.90

Format: 176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Who knoweth the spirit of men that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction

10. Arkfall

By: Carolyn Ives Gilman

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Humans live deep within an apparently lifeless planet covered by massive ice sheets. Having to surv… read more

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Cover of The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold

11. The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.27

Format: 372 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Between the seemingly impossible tasks of living up to his warrior-father's legend and surmounting … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The count somehow managed to smile at her and frown menacingly at miles at the same time. The sergeants frown was democratically universal."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"When the time comes to leap in faith whether you have your eyes open or closed or scream all the way down or not makes no practical difference."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"A true Vor, Miles told himself severely, does not bury his face in his liegewoman's breasts and cry—even if he is at a convenient height for it."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"- Su padre y el Estado Mayor ya lo intentaron hace quince años; les llevó dos años poner los reglamentos al día. - Bueno, eso es lo que pasa con los comités."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

12. Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

The dwarfish, fetally-damaged yet brilliant Miles Vorkosigan has more than his share of troubles. H… read more

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13. Terminal World

By: Alastair Reynolds

3.89

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

Spearpoint, the last human city, is an atmosphere-piercing spire of vast size. Clinging to its skin… read more

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14. Dreamweaver's Dilemma

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.33

Format: 228 pages,

Contains "Dreamweaver's Dilemma", a previously unpublished novelette set early the author's Vorkosi… read more

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15. A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)

By: None

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, follow… read more

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16. The Ice Owl

By: Carolyn Ives Gilman

1.75

Format: 134 pages, ebook

A Best Novella Nominee for the Hugo Awards. This story first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & … read more

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17. Nightflyers

By: George R.R. Martin

2.57

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Nine misfit academics embark on an expedition, and the only ship available is the Nightflyer, a cyb… read more

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18. Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga [Publication] #5.1-5.3)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

Limited edition volume. Contents: Frame story that follows Miles' time on Earth in Brothers in Arms… read more

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Cover of The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4) by Becky  Chambers

19. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)

By: Becky Chambers

4.41

Format: 336 pages, ebook

With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has g… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The gendered expectations of parenting were dissolving, but even though women could be found working in creches now, there was still an enormous difference between the person who produced an egg and …"

-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)

"In traditional Aeluon culture, a mother was not a parent. Parents were men and shon. Parents went to school for it. Parents were the people who actually raised children, not those who had done the ea…"

-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)

"Then, what is your reason?' 'I don't know!' Pei rubbed her face in frustration. 'There is no reason why I don't want to do this! I'm healthy! I'm clearly capable! Everybody I know who's ever gone to …"

-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)

"Just because there’s no one living on a planet does not mean it’s yours for the taking. Do you not see how dangerous that mindset is? Do you not think that treating the galaxy as if it is something t…"

-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)

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20. The Road to Roswell

By: Connie Willis

3.74

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

A delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Flowers of Vashnoi by Lois McMaster Bujold

21. The Flowers of Vashnoi

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.10

Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition

Still new to her duties as Lady Vorkosigan, Ekaterin is working together with expatriate scientist … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Eversion by Alastair Reynolds

22. 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

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Contact by Carl Sagan

23. Contact

By: Carl Sagan

4.15

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and astronomer Carl Sagan imagines the greatest adventure of all—the … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Our God Is Alive and Well. Sorry About Yours."

-Carl Sagan, Contact

"Black holes collect problems faster than they collect matter."

-Carl Sagan, Contact

"Why should God be so clear in the Bible and so obscure in the world?"

-Carl Sagan, Contact

"For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love."

-Carl Sagan, Contact

Cover of Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5) by Martha Wells

24. Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5)

By: Martha Wells

4.34

Format: 8 pages, Kindle Edition

Murderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-loving android created by Martha Wells—has proven t… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Exile's End by Carolyn Ives Gilman

25. Exile's End

By: Carolyn Ives Gilman

4.03

Format: 48 pages, ebook

Exile's End is a complex, sometimes uncomfortable examination of artifact repatriation and cultural… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
"How do you lose your name? When people stop telling your story. Why must we tell our story? Because others start telling it for us."

-Carolyn Ives Gilman, Exile's End

"He came to the prison of ghosts; For Hoarder people do not free their dead. Their feet fall heavy, weighted by the past They do not hear the spirits cry for freedom They heap up secrets in an archive…"

-Carolyn Ives Gilman, Exile's End

"Let’s sing of the lightbeam journey Of the man who was not a man Sent by the Whispering Kindom To search the sky for ghosts. How did he find the way? He followed the poison papers, He followed the sc…"

-Carolyn Ives Gilman, Exile's End

Cover of Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers by Bryan Thomas Schmidt

26. Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers

By: Bryan Thomas Schmidt

4.13

Format: 632 pages, Kindle Edition

The second volume of short science fiction anthology. 26 stories from series such as Confederation… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 175, April 2021 by Neil Clarke

27. Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 175, April 2021

By: Neil Clarke

3.45

Format: 189 pages, ebook

FICTION Sarcophagus by Ray Nayler The Field Tiger by Endria Isa Richardson Ouroboros by Dean-Pau… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction

28. The Heat Death of The Universe

By: Pamela Zoline

4.20

Format: 10 pages, ebook

An example of feminist science-fiction writing. Sarah Boyle is a vivacious and intelligent youn… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Irritated People by Ray Bradbury

29. The Irritated People

By: Ray Bradbury

2.58

Format: 23 pages, Kindle Edition

Charles Crossley, President of American Jet-Propelled Ships, had a crazy plan to save the world. An… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
Cover of Mazer In Prison by Orson Scott Card

30. Mazer In Prison

By: Orson Scott Card

3.94

Format: 20 pages, ebook

None read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Analog Science Fiction and Fact March/April 2020 (Vol 140, Nos. 3 & 4) by Trevor Quachri

31. Analog Science Fiction and Fact March/April 2020 (Vol 140, Nos. 3 & 4)

By: Trevor Quachri

3.88

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Fiction 8 • Noise Level • 22 pages by Raymond F. Jones 38 • The House of Styx • 48 pages by Derek… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories

21 Top fiction books like Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 175, April 2021 by Neil Clarke

Transform Your Habits

The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

Peter S. Beagle

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Chrysalids

John Wyndham

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Impossible Dreams

Tim Pratt

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Fortunately, the Milk

Neil Gaiman , Skottie Young

4.06

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14 must-read fiction books like Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg

Transform Your Habits

The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

Jack Vance

3.89

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The Palace Of Eternity

Bob Shaw

3.80

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A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4)

Greg Bear , James Blish

4.67

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Greybeard

Brian W. Aldiss

4.17

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