10 must-read science fiction books like The Mars House by Natasha Pulley

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The Mars House

By: Natasha Pulley

4.02

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, a queer sci-fi novel about an Earth refugee a…

If you liked the science fiction plot in The Mars House by Natasha Pulley , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

1. You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's You Should Be So Lucky book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

Cover of The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

2. The Emperor and the Endless Palace

By: Justinian Huang

3.52

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recogniti… read more

Similar categories in Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Despair not. History is carved by men who did not have their fathers' favor."

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"You mean like a past life?' Calvin says. Garden snorts. 'Are you for real?' 'Excuse me, this is a "yes and" environment, G,' Calvin replies, 'and billions of people around the world believe in reinca…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"[River] 'Maybe he was just trying to shake me off. I mean, why would he want to be with me?' Without warning, Calvin bonks me on the side of my head, not hard, though it startles me, and some wine sp…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

Cover of The Mars House by Natasha Pulley

3. The Mars House

By: Natasha Pulley

4.02

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, a queer sci-fi novel about an Earth refugee a… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Pulley's The Mars House book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Death in the Spires by K.J. Charles

4. Death in the Spires

By: K.J. Charles

4.42

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

The newspapers called us the Seven Wonders. We were a group of friends, that’s all, and then Toby d… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's Death in the Spires book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

5. The Last Murder at the End of the World

By: Stuart Turton

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Wat… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Turton's The Last Murder at the End of the World book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • adult
  • fiction
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6. 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 Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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7. 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 Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"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

Cover of Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) by L.M. Sagas

8. 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 Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • queer
Cover of Tadek and the Princess (Mahisti Dynasty, #1.5) by Alexandra Rowland

9. Tadek and the Princess (Mahisti Dynasty, #1.5)

By: Alexandra Rowland

4.64

Format: 135 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the critically-acclaimed fantasy novel A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON comes a sequel/s… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Rowland's Tadek and the Princess (Mahisti Dynasty, #1.5) book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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10. Floating Hotel

By: Grace Curtis

3.70

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

This cozy debut science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery … read more

Similar categories in Grace Curtis's Floating Hotel book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2) by Micaiah Johnson

11. Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2)

By: Micaiah Johnson

4.15

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and i… read more

Similar categories in Micaiah Johnson's Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2) book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Wanting to shift someone's boundaries is a burden and a threat, not a gift or a compliment."

-Micaiah Johnson, Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2)

Cover of Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho

12. Ocean's Godori

By: Elaine U. Cho

3.67

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Ocean Yoon has never felt like much of a Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haeny… read more

Similar categories in Elaine U. Cho's Ocean's Godori book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • fantasy
  • queer
"She asks, "Do you ever want to go back to Mars?" "It's a weird little place," he replies. "Stuck in its ways. I feel more like a Martian when I'm not there, if that makes sense."

-Elaine U. Cho, Ocean's Godori

Cover of The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

13. The Woods All Black

By: Lee Mandelo

3.81

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all … read more

Similar categories in Lee Mandelo's The Woods All Black book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Spill enough blood on it, and the earth was bound to go strange."

-Lee Mandelo, The Woods All Black

Cover of Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland

14. Running Close to the Wind

By: Alexandra Rowland

4.07

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Araşti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen th… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Rowland's Running Close to the Wind book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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15. The Silence Factory

By: Bridget Collins

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of got… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Silence Factory book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Shabti by Megaera C. Lorenz

16. The Shabti

By: Megaera C. Lorenz

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Can you flimflam a ghost? It’s 1934. Former medium Dashiel Quicke travels the country debunking spi… read more

Similar categories in Megaera C. Lorenz's The Shabti book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah  Brooks

17. The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands

By: Sarah Brooks

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Piranesi and The Midnight Library, a stunning historical fantasy novel set on a grand e… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Brooks's The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1) by Laura R. Samotin

18. The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1)

By: Laura R. Samotin

3.87

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing … read more

Similar categories in Laura R. Samotin's The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1) book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"It's not shameful to seek help for a wound," Mischa continued. "Whether a wound to your body, or one to your mind."

-Laura R. Samotin, The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1)

Cover of Moonstorm (Moonstorm Trilogy, #1) by Yoon Ha Lee

19. Moonstorm (Moonstorm Trilogy, #1)

By: Yoon Ha Lee

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In a society where conformity is valued above all else, a teen girl training to become an Imperial … read more

Similar categories in Yoon Ha Lee's Moonstorm (Moonstorm Trilogy, #1) book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The House of the Red Balconies by A.J. Demas

20. The House of the Red Balconies

By: A.J. Demas

4.29

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Hylas has come to Tykanos to build an aqueduct. He has not come to enjoy the island’s main attracti… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Demas's The House of the Red Balconies book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2) by K.J. Charles

21. The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2)

By: K.J. Charles

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Don't miss the second thrilling Regency romance in the Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune series by KJ … read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2) book and Natasha Pulley's The Mars House

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer

21 Top fiction books like The Mars House by Natasha Pulley

Transform Your Habits

You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

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The Emperor and the Endless Palace

Justinian Huang

3.52

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The Mars House

Natasha Pulley

4.02

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Death in the Spires

K.J. Charles

4.42

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16 Best fiction books like The Shabti by Megaera C. Lorenz

Transform Your Habits

You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

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The Mars House

Natasha Pulley

4.02

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Death in the Spires

K.J. Charles

4.42

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The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1)

K.J. Charles

4.17

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