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A dark, industrial reimagining of a classic myth where the ultimate price for absolute knowledge is the mechanized ruin of humanity. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Jack Faust.
- ominous
- industrial
- doomed
- sweeping
- 01
Eternity road
Jack McDevitt
A melancholic yet wondrous trek across the overgrown ruins of a forgotten America in search of lost knowledge.
- 02
Doctor Faustus
Thomas Mann · 1947
A dense, dread-soaked descent into the terrifying intersection of artistic genius, madness, and a nation's moral collapse.
- 03
Jack of Shadows
Roger Zelazny · 1971
A mythic, hardboiled descent into a surreal world split between science and magic, led by an antihero consumed by vengeance.
- 04
Johannes Cabal the necromancer
Jonathan L. Howard · 2008
A delightfully wicked romp through a demonic carnival run by a deadpan necromancer who just wants his soul back.
- 05
Faust
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A tempestuous, poetic descent into the intoxicating and tragic depths of human ambition and demonic temptation.
- 06
The devil's eye
Jack McDevitt
A cerebral interstellar mystery that peels back layers of history to reveal a chilling cosmic secret.
- 07
Good guys
Steven Brust
A gritty, cynical urban fantasy where underpaid magical operatives question the morality of the secretive institution they serve.
- 08
The Last Werewolf
Glen Duncan
A blood-drenched, fiercely literate meditation on monstrous appetites and the exhausting burden of immortality.
- 09
Accelerando
Charles Stross · 2005
A relentless, jargon-fueled rollercoaster ride through the technological singularity that will leave your brain feeling overclocked.
- 10
Prosper's Demon
K. J. Parker
A delightfully cynical plunge into the grimy business of exorcism, led by a narrator who might just be worse than the demons he hunts.
- 11
Melmoth the Wanderer
Charles Robert Maturin · 1820
A dread-soaked gothic mosaic of suffering, satanic bargains, and the crushing weight of immortality.
- 12
Stations of the Tide
Michael Swanwick
A hallucinatory descent into a transforming world where advanced technology wears the mask of ancient magic.
