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Books like Doctor Who

A charmingly eccentric yet shadowy cosmic adventure where two burdened strangers find escape in the stars. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Doctor Who.

  • eerie
  • adventurous
  • shadowy
  • energetic
  1. 01

    Rivers of London

    Ben Aaronovitch

    A wry, geeky blend of supernatural mystery and police procedural set against the eerie backdrop of suburban London.

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    • eerie
  2. 02

    The Story Of Martha

    Dan Abnett

    A desperate journey through a ruined world where storytelling becomes the ultimate weapon of hope.

    Shares:
    • adventurous
    • earnest
  3. 03

    Death

    Neil Gaiman

    A gentle, bittersweet stroll through the margins of a city that reminds you to find magic in the simple act of breathing.

    Shares:
    • earnest
  4. 04

    Doctor Strange

    Jason Aaron

    A desperate, high-stakes plunge into a chaotic multiverse where magic is dying and survival demands a terrible price.

    Shares:
    • adventurous
    • dramatic
  5. 05

    Neil Gaiman's How To Talk To Girls At Parties

    Neil Gaiman

    A surreal, beautifully illustrated fever dream about the cosmic awkwardness of being a teenager and trying to understand the opposite sex.

    Feels:
    • dreamlike
    • surreal
    • awkward
  6. 06

    Wetworld

    Mark Michalowski

    A tense, swamp-bound sci-fi adventure where deceptive tranquility gives way to eerie wildlife and the dark side of human intelligence.

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    • eerie
    • adventurous
  7. 07

    The Clockwise Man

    Justin Richards

    A brisk, gaslamp-tinged sci-fi mystery that feels exactly like a lost episode of a beloved time-travel show.

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    • eerie
    • adventurous
    • energetic
  8. 08

    Injection

    Warren Ellis

    A cynical, techno-occult fever dream where five broken geniuses try to clean up the apocalyptic mess they accidentally unleashed.

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    • eerie
  9. 09

    Paper Girls, Vol. 4

    Brian K. Vaughan

    A neon-soaked, time-bending joyride that balances high-stakes sci-fi chaos with the tender, messy reality of being a twelve-year-old girl.

    Shares:
    • earnest
  10. 10

    John Constantine, Hellblazer

    Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon

    A gritty, hallucinatory road trip through grief, where a broken mystic confronts the ghosts of his past and the demons within his own mind.

    Feels:
    • melancholic
    • nightmarish
    • hallucinatory
  11. 11

    Stranger Things

    Jody Houser

    A claustrophobic plunge into a shadowy mirror dimension where survival depends on holding onto the echoes of home.

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    • eerie
    • shadowy
  12. 12

    The Authority, under new management

    Warren Ellis · 2000

    A bold, energetic science fiction comic collection that explores the shifting dynamics of a larger-than-life heroic team.

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    • energetic
    • dramatic

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