15 Best science fiction books like Fall; or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson

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Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

By: Neal Stephenson

3.58

Format: 883 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves, Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon returns w…

"The living stayed home, haunting the world of the dead like ghosts."

-Neal Stephenson, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

"Captain considered it, and shrugged. "It seems right," he said. "It is not precisely what El wanted; but enthroned as he is in his Palace, viewing the Land from a high seat, he does not see its complexity. This Land was made wrong. All of his efforts to make it right only spread the wrongness about it new ways. It is left to souls like me to decide what to do about it; and though I cannot see all the answers, I can guess that adding more wrongness will not help matters."

-Neal Stephenson, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

If you liked the science fiction plot in Fall; or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Tigerman

By: Nick Harkaway

3.93

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

Sergeant Lester Ferris is a good man in need of a rest. After a long career of being shot at, he’s … read more

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  • fiction
  • science fiction
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  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"This is the world, he thought. And I am in it."

-Nick Harkaway, Tigerman

"I can show him how to be the right kind of stupid."

-Nick Harkaway, Tigerman

"In a lot of places, of course, the '80s had never really come to an end."

-Nick Harkaway, Tigerman

"Bones were not strong just because they were the strongest thing a human body had."

-Nick Harkaway, Tigerman

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2. Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

By: Peter Watts

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two months since the stars fell... Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched a… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
"Evolution has no foresight. Complex machinery develops its own agendas. Brains — cheat. Feedback loops evolve to promote stable heartbeats and then stumble upon the temptation of rhythm and music. Th…"

-Peter Watts, Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

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3. The Peripheral

By: William Gibson

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The New York Timesbestselling author of such "high-tech dystopian thriller[s]"* as Neuromancer and … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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4. All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge, #3)

By: William Gibson

4.06

Format: None pages,

Although Colin Laney (from Gibson's earlier novel Idoru) lives in a cardboard box, he has the power… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction
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5. Idoru (Bridge #2)

By: William Gibson

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

Now in trade paperback from the author of Neuromancer comes a story that takes readers to 21st cent… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction

6. The Star Beast

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.43

Format: 42 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Lummox had been the Stuart family pet for years. Though far from cuddly and rather large, it had al… read more

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7. Seveneves: A Novel by Neal Stephenson | Summary & Analysis

By: Book*Sense

3.82

Format: None pages,

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8. March Upcountry (Empire of Man, #1)

By: John Ringo , David Weber

3.72

Format: 224 pages,

Das Bronze-Bataillon: Der Marduk-Zyklus, Bd. 1. Roman read more

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9. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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10. 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

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  • 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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11. Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.02

Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition

The modern classic of space opera that began with Children of Time continues in this extraordinary … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The essential fallacy,' Ghoti picks up, 'is that humans and other biologically evolved, calculating engines feel themselves to be sentient, when sufficient investigation suggests this is not so. And …"

-Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)

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12. Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

By: Todor Bombov

4.37

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

2nd Book in Sci-Fi Series Is Set on Saturn’s Moon Homo Cosmicus-2: Titan is a sci-fi novel, sui … read more

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  • science fiction
  • novels
"While an elderly man in his mid-eighties looks curiously at a porno site, his grandson asks him from afar, “‘What are you reading, grandpa?’"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

"Let’s get to know each other. My name’s William, William More, but you can call me Willy. I’m an engineer-chemist who graduated from MIT. So . . . but you’re all alike to me . . . of course, you woul…"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

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13. Child of Another Kind

By: Steven Decker

4.29

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

A little girl can look at someone and know their past. How? Why? Single mom Cynthia Pace has he… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"No,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"Teacher,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"We do not sleep,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"They came for me the next morning."

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

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14. Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.19

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space oper… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. Against the Machine: Evolution

By: Brian Van Norman

4.33

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Earth, 2212: The novel, third in the Against The Machine trilogy, yet free standing on its own, tel… read more

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  • science fiction
"Manager Mangione,"

-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution

"What’s your business, Sir?"

-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution

"Rule # 1: keep the crowd’s interest."

-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution

"Why is your species so dissatisfied?"

-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution

Cover of The Girl with the Porcelain Lips (Godfrey Davis, #2) by A.R. Merrydew

16. The Girl with the Porcelain Lips (Godfrey Davis, #2)

By: A.R. Merrydew

4.32

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Following on from 'Our Blue Orange', 'The Girl with the Porcelain Lips' continues the story. The de… read more

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  • novels
"My name is Jenny,’ the prototype curtly informed Theodore, with a stance that advertised her statement to perfection."

-A.R. Merrydew, The Girl with the Porcelain Lips (Godfrey Davis, #2)

"And Tarquin,’ Semilla said quietly. ‘He has been in league with them all along?’ ‘Yes, I am afraid so,’ Rupert confirmed."

-A.R. Merrydew, The Girl with the Porcelain Lips (Godfrey Davis, #2)

"     ‘And Tarquin,’ Semilla said quietly. ‘He has been in league with them all along?’ ‘Yes, I am afraid so,’ Rupert confirmed."

-A.R. Merrydew, The Girl with the Porcelain Lips (Godfrey Davis, #2)

"The machines were simple and harmless, developed by a human genius who set in motion something, which ultimately had far reaching consequences."

-A.R. Merrydew, The Girl with the Porcelain Lips (Godfrey Davis, #2)

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17. Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

By: Neal Stephenson

3.58

Format: 883 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves, Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon returns w… read more

Similar categories in Neal Stephenson's Fall; or, Dodge in Hell book and Neal Stephenson's Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

  • unfinished
  • science fiction fantasy
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The living stayed home, haunting the world of the dead like ghosts."

-Neal Stephenson, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

"Captain considered it, and shrugged. "It seems right," he said. "It is not precisely what El wanted; but enthroned as he is in his Palace, viewing the Land from a high seat, he does not see its compl…"

-Neal Stephenson, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

Cover of Delta-v (Delta-v, #1) by Daniel Suarez

18. 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

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"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 Agency (Jackpot #2) by William Gibson

19. Agency (Jackpot #2)

By: William Gibson

3.81

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

In William Gibson's first novel since 2014's New York Times bestselling The Peripheral, a gifted "a… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction
  • audiobook
"I dislike calling them stubs,"

-William Gibson, Agency (Jackpot #2)

"You’re too young to remember it,"

-William Gibson, Agency (Jackpot #2)

"I like it. A Silicon Valley ghost story."

-William Gibson, Agency (Jackpot #2)

"We’ve sourced something field-expedient,"

-William Gibson, Agency (Jackpot #2)

Cover of Master of the Revels (D.O.D.O., #2) by Nicole Galland

20. Master of the Revels (D.O.D.O., #2)

By: Nicole Galland

3.75

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

In this brilliant sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.—an enthralling, history-bending adventure… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3) by A.R. Merrydew

21. Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)

By: A.R. Merrydew

4.43

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

The third book in the series, ‘Inara’, prepares the reader for the aftermath of Godfrey, and his fr… read more

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  • novels
"Isn’t this exciting!"

-A.R. Merrydew, Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)

"We might even make this after all,’ he hollered, but the craft didn’t reply."

-A.R. Merrydew, Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)

"If any of them fail me, I will flush them from an airlock into the pit of space, like an unwanted turd. Do I make myself clear?"

-A.R. Merrydew, Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)

"Well at least one of you present here today, has the scaly green balls to give me an honest answer,’ he said, as he broke into a hearty lizard laugh."

-A.R. Merrydew, Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)

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4.01

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