6 must-read adventure books like The Unfinished Land by Greg Bear

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The Unfinished Land

By: Greg Bear

2.88

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

Reynard, a young apprentice, seeks release from the drudgery of working for his fisherman uncle in …

If you liked the adventure plot in The Unfinished Land by Greg Bear , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Count Zero (Sprawl, #2) by William Gibson

1. Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)

By: William Gibson

4.02

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

William Gibson continues the visionary Sprawl Trilogy that began with Neuromancer in this frighteni… read more

Similar categories in William Gibson's Count Zero (Sprawl, #2) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"<> es una expresión que usamos, más o menos quiere decir que trabajan en los dos extremos. Blanco y negro, ¿me entiendes?"

-William Gibson, Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)

"Trabajar con las dos manos" es una expresión que usamos, más o menos quiere decir que trabajan en los dos extremos. Blanco y negro, ¿me entiendes?"

-William Gibson, Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)

"In Heathrow a vast chunk of memory detached itself from a blank bowl of airport sky and fell on him. He vomited into a blue plastic canister without breaking stride."

-William Gibson, Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)

"And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human."

-William Gibson, Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)

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2. The Cobweb

By: Neal Stephenson , J. Frederick George

3.69

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From his triumphant debut with Snow Crash to the stunning success of his latest novel, Quicksilver,… read more

Similar categories in Neal Stephenson's The Cobweb book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fiction
"She heaved two or three times, as if sobbing, and suddenly sneezed -- not a polite 'atchoo' but a thermonuclear explosion so powerful that she staggered in place, nearly losing her balance, and some …"

-Neal Stephenson, The Cobweb

"Larkin Schoendienst had told Betsy that in DC there were two ways to murder policy without appearing to have committed a crime. One was cobwebbing, in which a person with an idea--usually a young and…"

-Neal Stephenson, The Cobweb

Cover of Freedom™ (Daemon, #2) by Daniel Suarez

3. Freedom™ (Daemon, #2)

By: Daniel Suarez

4.26

Format: 486 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The propulsive, shockingly plausible sequel to New York Times bestseller Daemon, the "Greatest. Tec… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Suarez's Freedom™ (Daemon, #2) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fiction
"Wealth aggregates and becomes political power. Simple as that. ‘Corporation’ is just the most recent name for it."

-Daniel Suarez, Freedom™ (Daemon, #2)

"Fact and fiction carry the same intrinsic weight in the marketplace of ideas. Unfortunately reality has no advertising budget."

-Daniel Suarez, Freedom™ (Daemon, #2)

"You taught me everything I need to know; self-reliance, self-respect, community. Just don't be surprised if I actually put it to use."

-Daniel Suarez, Freedom™ (Daemon, #2)

"That people will do whatever a computer screen tells them. I swear to god, you could run the next Holocaust from a fucking fast-food register. He pantomimed aiming a pistol. It says I should kill you…"

-Daniel Suarez, Freedom™ (Daemon, #2)

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4. The Draco Tavern

By: Larry Niven

3.90

Format: 316 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Bartender Rick Shumann at his Siberian tavern catering to aliens, narrates 26 tales include: "The … read more

Similar categories in Larry Niven's The Draco Tavern book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fiction
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5. The Rolling Stones

By: Robert A. Heinlein , David Baker , Spencer Murphy , Caroline Fitzgerald

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Audio CD

It doesn't seem likely for twins to have the same middle name. Even so, it's clear that Castor and … read more

Similar categories in Robert A. Heinlein's The Rolling Stones book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • adventure
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6. Runner (Sam Dryden, #1)

By: Patrick Lee

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sam Dryden, retired special forces, lives a quiet life in a small town on the coast of Southern Cal… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Lee's Runner (Sam Dryden, #1) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fiction
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7. Virtual Light (Bridge, #1)

By: William Gibson

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

Berry Rydell, an ex-cop, signs on with IntenSecure Armed Response in Los Angeles. He finds himself … read more

Similar categories in William Gibson's Virtual Light (Bridge, #1) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fiction

8. Daemon (Daemon #1)

By: Daniel Suarez

3.40

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A high-tech thriller for the wireless age that explores the unthinkable consequences of a computer … read more

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9. Influx

By: Daniel Suarez

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Physicist Jon Grady and his team have discovered a device that can reflect gravity--a triumph that … read more

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10. Glory Lane

By: Alan Dean Foster

4.52

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE IS IN THEIR HANDS Seeth, a bored punk rocker looking for excitement. Miran… read more

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11. The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry #1)

By: Guy Gavriel Kay

3.78

Format: 320 pages,

The first volume in Guy Gavriel Kay's stunning fantasy masterwork. Five men and women find themselv… read more

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12. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

By: Peter S. Beagle

3.78

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come toge… read more

Similar categories in Peter S. Beagle's I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Fear cannot breed where there is action."

-Peter S. Beagle, I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

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13. Little Eve

By: Catriona Ward

3.75

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

A heart-pounding tale of faith and family, with a devastating twist“A great day is upon us. He is c… read more

Similar categories in Catriona Ward's Little Eve book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"It is a kind of privilege, to witness the darkness."

-Catriona Ward, Little Eve

"I don't know which is worse - suffering or the memory of it. Memory, perhaps, because it does not end."

-Catriona Ward, Little Eve

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14. 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 Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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15. The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

By: Samit Basu

3.59

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

Shantiport was supposed to be a gateway to the stars. But the city is sinking, and its colonist rul… read more

Similar categories in Samit Basu's The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"You exist, and you deserve to belong."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"Usually when my life goes according to plan, it turns out the plan was made by someone else"

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"It's all very clear, I just chose not to get it, I just decided everyone who didn't agree with my vision was lying, or a fool."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"I don't want to talk about this. It's not that I think you're wrong, but it's too big for me. I'll never be able to do anything about it."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

Cover of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) by Django Wexler

16. 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 Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Delta-v (Delta-v, #1) by Daniel Suarez

17. Delta-v (Delta-v, #1)

By: Daniel Suarez

4.16

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

When itinerant cave diver James Tighe receives an invitation to billionaire Nathan Joyce's private … read more

Similar categories in Daniel Suarez's Delta-v (Delta-v, #1) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Sorry. Just paralyzed by the indescribable beauty of the cosmos. We'll get to work."

-Daniel Suarez, Delta-v (Delta-v, #1)

"Well, for once in my life, I not only know why I’m here, at this place, I finally know why I exist. I’ve always wondered why I was so odd. What possible evolutionary purpose could a person like me se…"

-Daniel Suarez, Delta-v (Delta-v, #1)

Cover of Androne (Androne #1) by Dwain Worrell

18. Androne (Androne #1)

By: Dwain Worrell

3.92

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Humanity’s new war is an enigma with an enemy threat beyond all imagination in this near-future nov… read more

Similar categories in Dwain Worrell's Androne (Androne #1) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
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19. Sistersong

By: Lucy Holland

3.97

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

My sister’s heart broke on the river—and the river took it and bore it away. In the ancient king… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Holland's Sistersong book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • historical fantasy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"The only names that matter are the ones we take for ourselves."

-Lucy Holland, Sistersong

"Remember. This is your story, no matter what history will claim or what songs people sing. And it’s no one’s place to stop you from telling it."

-Lucy Holland, Sistersong

Cover of Machine (White Space, #2) by Elizabeth Bear

20. Machine (White Space, #2)

By: Elizabeth Bear

3.92

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling and addictive novel set in the same universe as the critically acclaimed White S… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Bear's Machine (White Space, #2) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • fiction
"People are so complicated."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Then, oh shit, nanotech tentacles."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Sneaky manipulative bundle of code."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

"Anxiety was a distraction I did not need."

-Elizabeth Bear, Machine (White Space, #2)

Cover of Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1) by Eliza Chan

21. Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1)

By: Eliza Chan

3.16

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From one of fantasy’s most exciting new voices Eliza Chan comes a modern, myth-inflected story of r… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Chan's Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill

22. The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World

By: Malcolm Gaskill

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils,… read more

Similar categories in Malcolm Gaskill's The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • historical
Cover of Ancestral Night (White Space, #1) by Elizabeth Bear

23. Ancestral Night (White Space, #1)

By: Elizabeth Bear

3.79

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Haimey Dz thinks she knows what she wants. She thinks she knows who she is. She is wrong. … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Bear's Ancestral Night (White Space, #1) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
"Rest,"

-Elizabeth Bear, Ancestral Night (White Space, #1)

"I felt even more hollow than I had."

-Elizabeth Bear, Ancestral Night (White Space, #1)

"Good thing for me you’re not a murderer."

-Elizabeth Bear, Ancestral Night (White Space, #1)

"I was raised in a clade. There is no real me."

-Elizabeth Bear, Ancestral Night (White Space, #1)

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24. Girl in the Walls

By: A.J. Gnuse

3.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing and suspenseful coming-of-age novel about an orphan hiding within the walls of her fo… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Gnuse's Girl in the Walls book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • adult
  • fiction
"Últimamente he intentado cambiar la imagen en mi cabeza. Imaginarme que quienquiera que se esconda ahí tiene el rostro de alguien que recuerdo. Alguien que he perdido. No siempre es fácil, pero creo …"

-A.J. Gnuse, Girl in the Walls

Cover of The Daughters of Izdihar (The Alamaxa Duology, #1) by Hadeer Elsbai

25. The Daughters of Izdihar (The Alamaxa Duology, #1)

By: Hadeer Elsbai

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

<From debut author Hadeer Elsbai comes the first book in an incredibly powerful new duology, set wh… read more

Similar categories in Hadeer Elsbai's The Daughters of Izdihar (The Alamaxa Duology, #1) book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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26. Nucleation

By: Kimberly Unger

3.73

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

We are live, we are live, we are live . . . Helen Vectorovich holds the unique distinction of f… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Unger's Nucleation book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

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

27. 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 Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

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

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

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28. The Bright Sword

By: Lev Grossman

4.06

Format: 673 pages, Hardcover

A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, onl… read more

Similar categories in Lev Grossman's The Bright Sword book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"One day you will see that it is a mistake to love an empire, or a throne, or a crown, because those things cannot love. They can only die."

-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

"God doesn't come when you snap your fingers, He comes when you're ready for Him." Nimue snapped her delicate fingers, producing a strikingly loud pop in the quiet. "That's the difference between a sp…"

-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

Cover of Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters by Mary-Jane Rubenstein

29. Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters

By: Mary-Jane Rubenstein

4.59

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Pantheism is the idea that God and the world are identical--that the creator, sustainer, destroyer,… read more

Similar categories in Mary-Jane Rubenstein's Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

Cover of The Unfinished Land by Greg Bear

30. The Unfinished Land

By: Greg Bear

2.88

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

Reynard, a young apprentice, seeks release from the drudgery of working for his fisherman uncle in … read more

Similar categories in Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • historical fantasy
  • adventure
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 21st century
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
Cover of An Age of Winters by Gemma Liviero

31. An Age of Winters

By: Gemma Liviero

3.92

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

In the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequ… read more

Similar categories in Gemma Liviero's An Age of Winters book and Greg Bear's The Unfinished Land

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"And though I liked the wandering eye of certain men, his was not the eye I sought."

-Gemma Liviero, An Age of Winters

"With her chin raised she had a look of someone older, someone knowing. I felt the force of her, a woman with confidence, a woman unrattled. Women knew women. We knew that our power was sometimes sile…"

-Gemma Liviero, An Age of Winters

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