7 must-read science fiction books like Dark Factory by Kathe Koja

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Dark Factory

By: Kathe Koja

3.34

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Dark Factory! You may experience strobe effects, Y reality, DJ beats, love, sex, betraya…

"come & dance im serious♥"

-Kathe Koja, Dark Factory

"come & dance im serious♥"

-Kathe Koja, Dark Factory

"It was super scummy but I liked it."

-Kathe Koja, Dark Factory

"It was super scummy but I liked it."

-Kathe Koja, Dark Factory

If you liked the science fiction plot in Dark Factory by Kathe Koja , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) by Raymond Chandler

1. Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

By: Raymond Chandler

4.10

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Marlowe's about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at… read more

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  • fiction
"She was a cute as a washtub."

-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

"It was a nice walk, if you liked grunting."

-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

"She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket."

-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

"The coffee shop smell was strong enough to build a garage on."

-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

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2. Nod

By: Adrian Barnes

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Dawn breaks and no one in the world has slept the night before. Or almost no one. A few people, per… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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3. Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1)

By: China Miéville

3.80

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies the city of New Crobuzon, where th… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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4. The House Next Door

By: Anne Rivers Siddons

3.88

Format: 352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Thirty-something Colquitt and Walter Kennedy live in a charming, peaceful suburb of the newly bustl… read more

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  • fiction
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5. Stallo

By: Stefan Spjut

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Summer 1978. A young boy disappears without a trace from a summer cabin. His mother claims that he … read more

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  • fiction
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6. All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge, #3)

By: William Gibson

4.06

Format: None pages,

Although Colin Laney (from Gibson's earlier novel Idoru) lives in a cardboard box, he has the power… read more

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  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fiction

7. Zombie Sharks with Metal Teeth

By: Stephen Graham Jones , Jeremy Robert Johnson

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Trade Paperback

If you've never been inside a giant space lobster, well. I don't recommend it. "Mixing doughnuts an… read more

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8. Disappearance at Devil's Rock

By: Paul Tremblay

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A family is shaken to its core after the mysterious disappearance of a teenage boy in this eerie ta… read more

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9. Wicked Gentlemen

By: Ginn Hale

3.50

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Belimai Sykes is many things: a Prodigal, the descendant of ancient demons, a creature of dark temp… read more

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10. The Complete Stories

By: Flannery O'Connor

5.00

Format: 144 pages,

The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established Flannery O'Connor's monumental cont… read more

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11. Revenge

By: Yōko Ogawa , Stephen Snyder

4.26

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Sinister forces draw together a cast of desperate characters in this eerie and absorbing novel from… read more

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12. What the Hell Did I Just Read (John Dies at the End #3)

By: David Wong

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

NYT bestselling author Wong takes readers to a whole new level with his latest dark comic sci-fi th… read more

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13. Bad Chili

By: Joe R. Lansdale , Bernard Blanc

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Soyez blanc, sympa, hetero, sans vrai boulot ni caisse de retraite et vivez au Texas, royaume du po… read more

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14. The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)

By: Raymond Chandler

3.99

Format: 11 pages, Paperback

A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin… read more

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15. Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)

By: Cormac McCarthy

4.13

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

The concluding volume of the Border trilogy. In this magnificent new novel, the National Book Award… read more

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  • fiction
"When the Papayuna is pining you need to call home."

-Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)

"She looks like her face caught fire and they beat it out with a rake"

-Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)

"Maybe it's like Mac says. Ever man winds up with the horse that suits him."

-Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)

"Each man is the bard of his own existence. This is how he is joined to the world."

-Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)

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16. Episode Thirteen

By: Craig DiLouie

3.53

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

From the macabre mind of Bram Stoker Award nominated author Craig DiLouie, Episode Thirteen is a he… read more

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  • fiction
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17. Mister Magic

By: Kiersten White

3.59

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and di… read more

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"Magic never forgets the taste of your friendship."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"This version of him isn't perfect. None of them are. New isn't the same as perfect. Growing up isn't inherently loss, it's just change."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"I think you've told me thank you more in the last day than anyone else has in years. It's like--when there's a stack of dishes, if my husband actually does them , I tell him thank you. But when I do …"

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

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18. Summer Sons

By: Lee Mandelo

3.80

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddi… read more

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  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"It's a choice I made, getting in this thing with you, whatever it is. But don't mistake me, I'm not interested in filling in for a ghost."

-Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons

"His face twisted through several contradictory emotions and he said, "For fuck's sake Andrew. Is there anything in this scenario that feels heterosexual or well-adjusted to you?"

-Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons

"I’m sorry he died before you figured it out. For what it’s worth, I think you might’ve eventually, without me there to displace your bullshit onto. He was head over heels for you, and everyone knew b…"

-Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons

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19. The Pallbearers Club

By: Paul Tremblay

3.10

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cleverly voiced psychological thriller about an unforgettable—and unsettling—friendship, with blo… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Bezzle (Martin Hench #2) by Cory Doctorow

20. The Bezzle (Martin Hench #2)

By: Cory Doctorow

4.13

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow's The Bezzle is a high stakes thriller where the lives of t… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1) by M.R. Carey

21. 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

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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22. Black Mouth

By: Ronald Malfi

3.96

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic ch… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Head Like a Hole by Andrew Van Wey

23. Head Like a Hole

By: Andrew Van Wey

3.85

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

When you bury your past make sure that it’s dead. It’s the mid-nineties. Grunge and flannel are … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Semiosis (Semiosis, #1) by Sue Burke

24. Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

By: Sue Burke

3.91

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

In this character driven novel of first contact by debut author Sue Burke, human survival hinges on… read more

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  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fiction
"Equality is not a fact, like the length of days... Equality is an idea, a belief, like beauty."

-Sue Burke, Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

"A Pax day and night lasted about twenty Earth hours, and a Pax year about 490 Earth days. A year seemed like such a long time."

-Sue Burke, Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

"I have a significant and inescapable communication to enter into with them. Animals never grow smarter, but I do. Ours will be a rewarding relationship."

-Sue Burke, Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

"... what bothered them more were the pink slugs twenty centimeters long they found eating old carcasses. The slugs would attack anything and dissolved living flesh on contact."

-Sue Burke, Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)

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25. Puzzle House

By: Duncan Ralston

3.58

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

Six strangers arrive at the home of preeminent puzzle master Alexei Vasiliev for the reading of his… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Darius the Great Deserves Better (Darius the Great, #2) by Adib Khorram

26. Darius the Great Deserves Better (Darius the Great, #2)

By: Adib Khorram

4.26

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

In this companion to the award-winning Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Darius suddenly has it all: a … read more

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  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Chip scooped her up mid dash and swung her up to cover her face with kisses. She squealed and laughed and said, “Nooo!"

-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Deserves Better (Darius the Great, #2)

"You know how it looks in the mornings in Yazd, when it's still a little foggy, and you can see things but they're kind of greyed out and blurry around the edges?" Sohrab nodded. "That's what it felt …"

-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Deserves Better (Darius the Great, #2)

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27. Horror Movie

By: Paul Tremblay

3.45

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Howls from the Dark Ages by P.L. McMillan

28. Howls from the Dark Ages

By: P.L. McMillan

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Uncover the secret annals of untold history in these eighteen medieval manuscripts. Each tortured s… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of All Who Wander Are Lost: Destination Horror Stories by Gemma Amor

29. All Who Wander Are Lost: Destination Horror Stories

By: Gemma Amor

4.21

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

First Landing State Park. Antarctica. Mongolia. France. Norway. Ireland. Somerset. Egypt. A giant g… read more

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  • fiction
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30. Dark Factory

By: Kathe Koja

3.34

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Dark Factory! You may experience strobe effects, Y reality, DJ beats, love, sex, betraya… read more

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  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • queer
"come & dance im serious♥"

-Kathe Koja, Dark Factory

"It was super scummy but I liked it."

-Kathe Koja, Dark Factory

"Now the mask is hidden but that need is the same."

-Kathe Koja, Dark Factory

"Leaning to kiss again, not a peck, not his cheek, with a sudden heat that surprises them both, cupping his face, sucking his tongue."

-Kathe Koja, Dark Factory

Cover of It Was All A Dream: An Anthology of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right by Brandon Applegate

31. It Was All A Dream: An Anthology of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right

By: Brandon Applegate

4.01

Format: 338 pages, ebook

Tried and true, or done to death? There are plenty of tropes we’d like to see rot in their grave… read more

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  • fiction

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Raymond Chandler

4.10

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Adrian Barnes

3.75

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China Miéville

3.80

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Marina J. Lostetter

3.00

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Peter Watts

4.01

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Martha Wells

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Max Nowaz

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