11 must-read fantasy books like The Original by Brandon Sanderson

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The Original

By: Brandon Sanderson

3.79

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Hugo Award-winning authors Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal team up in this exclusive aud…

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Original by Brandon Sanderson , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

By: Martha Wells

4.15

Format: 144 pages, ebook

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure." In a corporate-dominated space-farin… read more

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  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"On the entertainment feed, this is what they call an “oh shit"

-Martha Wells, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

"They don't give murderbots decent education modules on anything except murdering, even those are cheap versions."

-Martha Wells, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

"If the humans see me actually doing my job, it helps keep suspicions from forming about faulty governor modules."

-Martha Wells, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

"I liked the imaginary people on the entertainment feed way more than I liked real ones, but you can’t have one without the other."

-Martha Wells, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

2. Word Puppets

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A new short story collection from Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal, with an introduct… read more

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3. The Dispatcher

By: John Scalzi , Zachary Quinto

4.57

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 2 hours and 18 minutes One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible t… read more

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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 Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • novella
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • 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. Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

By: Martha Wells

4.26

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCr… read more

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  • novella
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I was tired of pretending to be human. I needed a break."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"Pretending bad things aren’t happening is not a great survival strategy."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"I hate caring about stuff. But apparently once you start, you can't just stop."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"I didn’t want to see helpless humans. I’d rather see smart ones rescuing each other."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

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6. The Original

By: Brandon Sanderson

3.79

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Hugo Award-winning authors Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal team up in this exclusive aud… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's The Original book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • novella
  • dystopia
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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7. Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

By: Martha Wells

4.31

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body in the station mall. When M… read more

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  • novella
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Tural left with the air of escaping before things got worse."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"The only thing worse than humans infantilizing bots was bots infantilizing themselves."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"Humans do the "make it a question so it doesn't sound so bad" thing and it still sounds bad."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"Humans so the "make it a question so it doesn't sound so bad" thing and it still sounds bad."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

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8. Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

By: Martha Wells

4.38

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it res… read more

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  • novella
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Why is this ship so old and shitty?"

-Martha Wells, Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

"I was having an emotion, and I hate that."

-Martha Wells, Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

"Once I started telling the truth, it was hard to stop."

-Martha Wells, Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

"But they were humans— who knows why they did anything?"

-Martha Wells, Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

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9. Impact Winter Season 2 (Impact Winter #2)

By: Travis Beacham

3.98

Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio

The hit Audible Original series from executive producers of The Walking Dead and the writer of Paci… read more

Similar categories in Travis Beacham's Impact Winter Season 2 (Impact Winter #2) book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. The Girl Who Wasn't There

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.12

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

A window is but a piece of glass through which we view the world outside. It is not meant to distor… read more

Similar categories in Arvind Ethan David's The Girl Who Wasn't There book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) by Martha Wells

11. Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

By: Martha Wells

4.47

Format: 350 pages, Hardcover

It calls itself Murderbot, but only when no one can hear. It worries about the fragile human cre… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Ugh, emotions."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

"So, you have a relationship with this transport."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

"I'm a murderbot, I don't give a crap about boats."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

"I am actually trying my best despite the fuck-ups."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

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12. The Downloaded

By: Robert J. Sawyer

3.62

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

The new novel by Canada's top Science Fiction writer In 2059 two very different groups have their m… read more

Similar categories in Robert J. Sawyer's The Downloaded book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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13. Travel by Bullet (The Dispatcher, #3)

By: John Scalzi

4.02

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

The Audible and New York Times best-selling "Dispatcher" series returns with a brand-new mystery, p… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Travel by Bullet (The Dispatcher, #3) book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2) by John Scalzi

14. Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

By: John Scalzi

4.04

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

In the world of the Dispatchers, a natural or accidental death is an endpoint; a murder pushes the … read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2) book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"John Scalzi “I want you to know there was some discussion about whether to make the pizza." "Because it's a Hawaiian pizza?" "Yeah. We have a new employee who makes the pizzas. He considers pineapple…"

-John Scalzi, Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

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15. Would You Like to Choose the Race?

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.70

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

Henry and Nomi are thrilled to find out they’re going to be parents. There is so much to think abou… read more

Similar categories in Arvind Ethan David's Would You Like to Choose the Race? book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.87

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

A man awakens, adrift in deep space, with little memory of who he is – only to discover that he is … read more

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  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"things that look like miracles prove the existence of God"

-Arvind Ethan David, The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe

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17. Dr. Vikram Loses His Mind

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.58

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

It is a simple question that is as profound as any we can ask: “Who am I?” Dr. Vikram Anthony is th… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. In the Lap of the Goddess

By: Arvind Ethan David

2.99

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

The people of ancient Sumer are gathered to celebrate the rite of the Sacred Marriage, a joyous and… read more

Similar categories in Arvind Ethan David's In the Lap of the Goddess book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Impact Winter Season 3 (Impact Winter #3) by Travis Beacham

19. Impact Winter Season 3 (Impact Winter #3)

By: Travis Beacham

4.18

Format: 8 pages, Audible Audio

Hailed for its “masterful storytelling” by Fandom, the groundbreaking Audible Original series conti… read more

Similar categories in Travis Beacham's Impact Winter Season 3 (Impact Winter #3) book and Brandon Sanderson's The Original

  • dystopia
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. El desfile de los malditos

By: Antonio Lozano

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Nadie está a salvo de perderlo todo. Ildefonso Artiles puede dar fe de ello. De buena familia, feli… read more

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17 Top fiction books like The Original by Brandon Sanderson

Transform Your Habits

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

Martha Wells

4.15

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

Martha Wells

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Original

Brandon Sanderson

3.79

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23 must-read fiction books like The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe by Arvind Ethan David

Yellow Face

Frank Rich , David Henry Hwang

4.48

Transform Your Habits

The Downloaded

Robert J. Sawyer

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Travel by Bullet (The Dispatcher, #3)

John Scalzi

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Bluebeard

Jim Clemente

3.76

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