5 Best adventure books like The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis

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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 …

If you liked the adventure plot in The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle

1. 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 Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • romance
  • adventure
  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Fear cannot breed where there is action."

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

Cover of The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1) by Malka Ann Older

2. 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 Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • romance
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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3. Thornhedge

By: T. Kingfisher

4.00

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Thornhedge book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

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4. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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5. Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)

By: Travis Baldree

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we nee… read more

Similar categories in Travis Baldree's Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"See you in the story past the story."

-Travis Baldree, Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)

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6. Translation State

By: Ann Leckie

4.09

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple … read more

Similar categories in Ann Leckie's Translation State book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I am not a potato."

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

"You have only small and seemingly pointless choices available to you. But if there is anything I have been trying to teach you, it is that small actions can have larger consequences. If one has only …"

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

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7. Starter Villain

By: John Scalzi

4.16

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Starter Villain book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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8. 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

Similar categories in Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • romance
  • adventure
  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2) by Mur Lafferty

9. Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2)

By: Mur Lafferty

3.94

Format: 369 pages, Paperback

Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, and fled to outer space to avoid it…but … read more

Similar categories in Mur Lafferty's Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) by Mur Lafferty

10. 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 Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2) by Malka Ann Older

11. The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2)

By: Malka Ann Older

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to the … read more

Similar categories in Malka Ann Older's The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • romance
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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12. Witch King

By: Martha Wells

3.71

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

"I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Marth… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Witch King book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Mother bared her fangs. "Stop being overdramatic." Kai would have loved to, if dramatic things would stop happening to him."

-Martha Wells, Witch King

Cover of Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1) by Nick Harkaway

13. Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

By: Nick Harkaway

4.03

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

A virtuosic mashup of Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler by way of Marvel—the story of a detective… read more

Similar categories in Nick Harkaway's Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"In her hands, a corpse is like one of those old Bibles chained up in a dusty room, not only the printed text and the rich colours of the pictures, but the records of marriages and births and deaths i…"

-Nick Harkaway, Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

Cover of The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

14. The Saint of Bright Doors

By: Vajra Chandrasekera

3.71

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

The Saint of Bright Doors sets the high drama of divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults agai… read more

Similar categories in Vajra Chandrasekera's The Saint of Bright Doors book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. The Spare Man

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and an heiress, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space li… read more

Similar categories in Mary Robinette Kowal's The Spare Man book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • romance
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. Silver Nitrate

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.61

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic come… read more

Similar categories in Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Silver Nitrate book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2)

By: Jasper Fforde

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Shades of Grey—in an exclusive edition… read more

Similar categories in Jasper Fforde's Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Choice," went the Word of Munsell, "leads only to dithering and unhealthy speculation over alternative outcomes. The choice to have no choice is the best choice of all."

-Jasper Fforde, Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2)

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18. The Good, the Bad and the History (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #14)

By: Jodi Taylor

4.65

Format: 478 pages, Kindle Edition

St Mary's is under investigation. Their director has been shot and Max is Number One Suspect. Can t… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Taylor's The Good, the Bad and the History (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #14) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • adventure
  • humor
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • 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

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20. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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21. The Tainted Cup

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more

Similar categories in Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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22. Some Desperate Glory

By: Emily Tesh

4.06

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

While we live, the enemy shall fear us. All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge … read more

Similar categories in Emily Tesh's Some Desperate Glory book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"While Earth's children live, the enemy shall fear us."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

"While we live, the enemy shall fear us. We are what's left. We are what must survive."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

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23. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham, #2)

By: Benjamin Stevenson

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When the Australian Mystery Writers’ Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the … read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham, #2) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • audiobook
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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24. 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 Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"...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

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25. The Ministry of Time

By: Kaliane Bradley

3.62

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the natu… read more

Similar categories in Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • romance
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"And then when she was given a second chance, she caught the sword and came up singing."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"You'll have lived through heat waves by now, and you'll know that they make time go utterly Dali clocks."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"What was it like, to be the only one who came back? The only one who still had a body to touch, to hurt, to yearn with? The last one still able to die?"

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"He was here, by and with and in my body. He lives in me like trauma does. If you ever fall in love, you’ll be a person who was in love for the rest of your life."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

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26. A Quantum Love Story

By: Mike Chen

3.67

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them. Grieving her best friend… read more

Similar categories in Mike Chen's A Quantum Love Story book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) by L.M. Sagas

27. Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)

By: L.M. Sagas

3.92

Format: 407 pages, Paperback

L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes'… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Sagas's Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
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28. Escape Velocity

By: Victor Manibo

3.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Space Habitat Altaire is the premier luxury resort in low Earth orbit, playground of the privileged… read more

Similar categories in Victor Manibo's Escape Velocity book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily  Jane

29. On Earth as It Is on Television

By: Emily Jane

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

First Contact stories have never been as intoxicating and fun as in Emily Jane’s novel of the sudde… read more

Similar categories in Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar

30. The Circumference of the World

By: Lavie Tidhar

3.43

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Caught between realities, a mathematician, a book dealer, and a mobster desperately seek a notoriou… read more

Similar categories in Lavie Tidhar's The Circumference of the World book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold

31. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) book and Connie Willis's The Road to Roswell

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

31 must-read fiction books like The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis

Transform Your Habits

I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

Peter S. Beagle

3.78

Transform Your Habits

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

Malka Ann Older

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Thornhedge

T. Kingfisher

4.00

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

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Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

4.13

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The Fury

Alex Michaelides

3.38

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Lisa Unger

3.63

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