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A chilling, methodical exploration of what remains of the human soul when the body is engineered for an alien world. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Man Plus.
- claustrophobic
- sterile
- melancholic
- alienating
- 01
Blue Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson
A sweeping, deeply philosophical meditation on time, ecology, and the monumental effort required to build a utopian society.
- 02
Mars
Ben Bova · 1992
A grounded, meticulously researched journey into the harsh realities and awe-inspiring triumphs of interplanetary exploration.
- 03
Red Planet
Robert Heinlein
A nostalgic, coming-of-age frontier adventure where youthful rebellion meets the harsh, wondrous realities of an alien world.
- 04
Green Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson
A sweeping, scientifically rigorous epic that immerses you in the slow, monumental work of building a new world and a new society.
- 05
The Annals of the Heechee
Frederik Pohl
A cerebral and awe-inspiring exploration of virtual immortality set against the terrifying, boundless scale of a threatened universe.
- 06
Schismatrix Plus
Bruce Sterling · 1996
A dizzying, idea-dense plunge into a post-human future where biology and machinery wage a relentless war for the next stage of evolution.
- 07
Planet of the Damned
Harry Harrison
A gritty, ticking-clock race against planetary annihilation set on a relentlessly hostile world.
- 08
Expendable
James Alan Gardner
A tense, cynical space adventure where a supposedly utopian society's unwanted misfits are sent to face terrible deaths on hostile frontiers.
- 09
A Time Of Changes
Robert Silverberg · 1979
A philosophical sci-fi journey into a world where the very concept of the self is a deadly sin.
- 10
Old Man’s War
John Scalzi
A sharp, witty, and surprisingly heartfelt military sci-fi adventure about getting a second lease on life at the edge of the universe.
- 11
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
Frederik Pohl
A sprawling journey through ancient alien artifacts and the haunted corridors of a guilty conscience.
- 12
Beyond This Horizon
Robert A. Heinlein
A restless romp through a genetically perfected utopia where the ultimate luxury is finding something worth fighting for.
