5 must-read dystopia books like Hearts of Oak by Eddie Robson

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Hearts of Oak

By: Eddie Robson

3.60

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

The buildings grow. And the city expands. And the people of the land are starting to behave a…

If you liked the dystopia plot in Hearts of Oak by Eddie Robson , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Zone One by Colson Whitehead

1. Zone One

By: Colson Whitehead

3.26

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

In this wry take on the post-apocalyptic horror novel, a pandemic has devastated the planet. The pl… read more

Similar categories in Colson Whitehead's Zone One book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
"A society manufactures the heroes it requires."

-Colson Whitehead, Zone One

"He told himself: Hope is a gateway drug, don't do it."

-Colson Whitehead, Zone One

"We never see other people anyway, only the monsters we make of them."

-Colson Whitehead, Zone One

"Pain could be killed. Sadness could not, but the drugs did shut its mouth for a time."

-Colson Whitehead, Zone One

Cover of The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz

2. The Cybernetic Tea Shop

By: Meredith Katz

3.90

Format: 205 pages, ebook

Clara Gutierrez is a highly-skilled technician specializing in the popular 'Raise' AI companions. H… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Katz's The Cybernetic Tea Shop book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction
  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction

3. Gnomon

By: Nick Harkaway

3.51

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

Gnomon, which took Harkaway more than three years to complete, is set in a world of ubiquitous surv… read more

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4. Waiting on a Bright Moon: A Tor.com Original

By: J.Y. Yang

3.84

Format: None pages,

Xin is an ansible, using her song magic to connect the originworld of the Imperial Authority and it… read more

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5. The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)

By: Malka Ann Older

3.64

Format: 169 pages, Hardcover

The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set … read more

Similar categories in Malka Ann Older's The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1) book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • mystery
  • novella
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) by Mur Lafferty

6. 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 Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • mystery
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4) by Nghi Vo

7. Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4)

By: Nghi Vo

4.24

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

The Hugo and Crawford Award-Winning Series! The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singin… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4) book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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8. 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 Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1) by Emily Tesh

9. Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)

By: Emily Tesh

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias,… read more

Similar categories in Emily Tesh's Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1) book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"he felt himself for a moment as the stump of a rotten old tree, putting up thin green shoots at strange new angles."

-Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)

"He knew it the same way the woodsman knew it, because he knew trees: but he also knew it with the knowledge of the Wild Man of Greenhallow, who felt every slow green beat of the forest's heart."

-Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)

"He planted his feet a shoulders width apart in the ground. After a moment he closed his eyes. Here was the wood. Slow and green he felt the life of it, the life that had been his life as well these f…"

-Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)

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10. The Memory Theater

By: Karin Tidbeck

3.74

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In a world just parallel to ours exists a mystical realm known only as the Gardens. It is a place w… read more

Similar categories in Karin Tidbeck's The Memory Theater book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades by Rebecca Renner

11. Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades

By: Rebecca Renner

3.81

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Renner's Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

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12. The Tusks of Extinction

By: Ray Nayler

3.85

Format: 192 pages, ebook

When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA. Moscow has res… read more

Similar categories in Ray Nayler's The Tusks of Extinction book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
"When you bring back a long-extinct species, there's more to success than the DNA."

-Ray Nayler, The Tusks of Extinction

"But there were links [to memories] that were broken as well. That no longer led to other memories. Were those memories still there, disconnected but whole, like planets that had escaped the gravity o…"

-Ray Nayler, The Tusks of Extinction

"He was afraid to lose this memory. He returned to it often, like a person checking their pockets to make sure their keys were still there. He had lost so many memories of her. The further away he mov…"

-Ray Nayler, The Tusks of Extinction

Cover of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer by Garth Nix

13. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer

By: Garth Nix

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author Garth Nix’s exciting adult debut: a new collection including all… read more

Similar categories in Garth Nix's Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) by Suzanne Palmer

14. Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.59

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The fourth and final installment of the Finder Chronicles, a hopepunk sci-fi caper described as Mac… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Palmer's Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • aliens
  • science fiction
Cover of Sisters of the Vast Black (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1) by Lina Rather

15. Sisters of the Vast Black (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1)

By: Lina Rather

4.01

Format: 176 pages, ebook

The sisters of the Order of Saint Rita captain their living ship into the reaches of space in Lina … read more

Similar categories in Lina Rather's Sisters of the Vast Black (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1) book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction
  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
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16. The Strange

By: Nathan Ballingrud

3.83

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

1931, New Galveston , Mars: Fourteen-year-old Anabelle Crisp sets off through the wastelands of the… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Ballingrud's The Strange book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
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17. The Council of Animals

By: Nick McDonell

3.58

Format: 195 pages, Hardcover

A captivating fable for humans of all ages—dreamers and cynics alike—who believe (if nothing else) … read more

Similar categories in Nick McDonell's The Council of Animals book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

18. 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 Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
"...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 Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1) by L. Penelope

19. Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1)

By: L. Penelope

3.71

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

A Time Magazine Best Fantasy Book of 2018 L. Penelope's Song of Blood & Stone is a treacherous, … read more

Similar categories in L. Penelope's Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1) book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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20. The Butcher of the Forest

By: Premee Mohamed

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A world-weary woman races against the clock to rescue the children of a wrathful tyrant from a dang… read more

Similar categories in Premee Mohamed's The Butcher of the Forest book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Navigating Fox by Christopher  Rowe

21. The Navigating Fox

By: Christopher Rowe

3.74

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

Quintus Shu'al is the world's only navigating fox. He's also in disgrace after leading an expeditio… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Rowe's The Navigating Fox book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

22. High Times in the Low Parliament

By: Kelly Robson

3.23

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Kelly Robson is back with fairies, scribes, and many many kisses in High Times in the Low Parliamen… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Robson's High Times in the Low Parliament book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of January Fifteenth by Rachel Swirsky

23. January Fifteenth

By: Rachel Swirsky

3.40

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

“One of the best speculative writers of the last decade.”—John Scalzi January Fifteenth—the day … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Swirsky's January Fifteenth book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
Cover of Menewood (The Hild Sequence, #2) by Nicola Griffith

24. Menewood (The Hild Sequence, #2)

By: Nicola Griffith

4.48

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

In the much anticipated sequel to Hild, Nicola Griffith's Menewood transports readers back to seven… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Griffith's Menewood (The Hild Sequence, #2) book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I hate thorns,"

-Nicola Griffith, Menewood (The Hild Sequence, #2)

"You are Christian?"

-Nicola Griffith, Menewood (The Hild Sequence, #2)

"Cadwallon is like a hawk,"

-Nicola Griffith, Menewood (The Hild Sequence, #2)

"If people felt safe, they stayed."

-Nicola Griffith, Menewood (The Hild Sequence, #2)

Cover of The Queen of Days by Greta Kelly

25. The Queen of Days

By: Greta Kelly

3.61

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Greta Kelly, the author of the Warrior Witch duology, comes The Queen of Days, an epic adventu… read more

Similar categories in Greta Kelly's The Queen of Days book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik

26. Buried Deep and Other Stories

By: Naomi Novik

4.11

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Novik's Buried Deep and Other Stories book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson

27. Trouble the Saints

By: Alaya Dawn Johnson

3.37

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The dangerous magic of The Night Circus meets the powerful historical exploration of The Undergroun… read more

Similar categories in Alaya Dawn Johnson's Trouble the Saints book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

28. I Was a Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.68

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story wi… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's I Was a Teenage Slasher book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Art of Destiny (War Arts, #2) by Wesley Chu

29. The Art of Destiny (War Arts, #2)

By: Wesley Chu

4.16

Format: 651 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a prophecy that a chosen one would rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, an immortal god-… read more

Similar categories in Wesley Chu's The Art of Destiny (War Arts, #2) book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"May you still experience more dreams than memories."

-Wesley Chu, The Art of Destiny (War Arts, #2)

Cover of Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2) by M.R. Carey

30. 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 Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
Cover of Hearts of Oak by Eddie Robson

31. Hearts of Oak

By: Eddie Robson

3.60

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

The buildings grow. And the city expands. And the people of the land are starting to behave a… read more

Similar categories in Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak book and Eddie Robson's Hearts of Oak

  • novels
  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • aliens
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • science fiction

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Colson Whitehead

3.26

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Meredith Katz

3.90

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The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)

Malka Ann Older

3.64

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Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)

Mur Lafferty

3.71

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Andrea Lankford

3.76

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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

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Annabelle Tometich

4.30

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