5 Best speculative fiction books like The Man Who Japed by Philip K. Dick

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The Man Who Japed

By: Philip K. Dick

3.58

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

In The Man Who Japed, a world that has survived a nuclear holocaust has given way to a rigid system…

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1. The Man Who Japed

By: Philip K. Dick

3.58

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

In The Man Who Japed, a world that has survived a nuclear holocaust has given way to a rigid system… read more

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2. Solaris

By: Stanisław Lem

3.99

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

A classic work of science fiction by renowned Polish novelist and satirist Stanislaw Lem. When K… read more

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"Is a mountain only a huge stone? Is a planet an enormous mountain?"

-Stanisław Lem, Solaris

"If man had more of a sense of humour, things might have turned out differently."

-Stanisław Lem, Solaris

"I was still a prisoner in my nightmares, and every morning the play began again."

-Stanisław Lem, Solaris

"But what am I going to see? I don't know. In a certain sense, it depends on you."

-Stanisław Lem, Solaris

Cover of Roadside Picnic by Theodore Sturgeon, Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Antonina W. Bouis, None

3. Roadside Picnic

By: Theodore Sturgeon , Arkady Strugatsky , Boris Strugatsky , Antonina W. Bouis , None

4.14

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger,… read more

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"Keep your head high,"

-Theodore Sturgeon, Roadside Picnic

"Los halagos son el bálsamo de los complejos."

-Theodore Sturgeon, Roadside Picnic

"You need money so you don’t have to think about money."

-Theodore Sturgeon, Roadside Picnic

"Щастие за всички даром и нека никой да не бъде пренебрегнат!"

-Theodore Sturgeon, Roadside Picnic

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4. Last and First Men

By: Olaf Stapledon

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

"No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination," declared Arthur C. Clark… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
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5. Concrete Island

By: J.G. Ballard

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

On a day in April, just after three o'clock in the afternoon, Robert Maitland's car crashes over th… read more

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  • science fiction
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Cover of Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber

6. Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)

By: Fritz Leiber

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

For the first time-the story of how the greatest heroes in fantastic literature first met. 'The two… read more

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7. Dying Inside

By: Robert Silverberg

3.87

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

David Selig was born with an awesome power -- the ability to look deep into the human heart, to pro… read more

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8. The Inverted World

By: Christopher Priest

4.07

Format: 213 pages,

The city is winched along tracks through a devastated land full of hostile tribes. Rails must be fr… read more

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9. Salammbô

By: Gustave Flaubert , A.J. Krailsheimer

3.71

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

An epic story of lust, cruelty, and sensuality, this historical novel is set in Carthage in the day… read more

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10. A Canticle for Leibowitz

By: Walter M. Miller Jr.

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, po… read more

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11. The World of Null-A

By: A.E. van Vogt

4.00

Format: None pages, paper

The classic novel of non-Aristotelian logic and the coming race of supermen Science Fiction Grandma… read more

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12. More Than Human

By: Theodore Sturgeon

4.50

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

There's Lone, the simpleton who can hear other people's thoughts and make a man blow his brains out… read more

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13. The Hungry Moon

By: Ramsey Campbell

3.87

Format: 252 pages,

A town trapped in the grip of spreading evil. Isolated on the moors of northern England, the town o… read more

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14. The Last Castle

By: Jack Vance

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

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15. The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (Elric, #2)

By: Michael Moorcock

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Leaving his cousin Yrkoon sitting as regent upon the Ruby Throne of Melnibone, leaving his cousin C… read more

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16. The Bridge

By: Iain Banks

4.17

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A darkly brilliant novel of self-discovery the cutting edge of experimental fiction. It leads from … read more

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17. The Werewolf Pack

By: R.B. Russell , Saki , Hugh Fraser , Ron Weighell , Steve Duffy , Andrew Lang , David Stuart Davies , Frederick Marryat , Mark Valentine , Bernard Capes , Vasile Voiculescu , Barry Pain , F.J. Harvey Darton , Gilbert Campbell , None , Count Stenbock , None

4.14

Format: 438 pages, Paperback

The wolf has always been a creature of legend and romance, while kings, sorcerers and outlaws have … read more

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18. Lord of Light

By: Roger Zelazny , Sönmez Güven

3.90

Format: None pages, Paperback

Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made … read more

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19. Star Maker

By: Olaf Stapledon

4.33

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

Star Makeris a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a his… read more

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20. Return From the Stars

By: Stanisław Lem , Barbara Marszal

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Hal Bregg is an astronaut who returns from a space mission in which only 10 biological years have p… read more

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21. The Night Land

By: William Hope Hodgson

3.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

"---this fantasy of a night-black, dead planet, with the remains of the human race concentrated in … read more

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4.14

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3.72

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3.89

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Michael Moorcock

4.02

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H.P. Lovecraft , Robert E. Howard , Gary Gianni , Salvador Sanz , Elvio E. Gandolfo

3.64

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