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A witty, melancholic love letter to comic book tropes that peeks behind the capes to reveal the messy, deeply human insecurities of heroes and villains alike. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Soon I Will Be Invincible.
- cinematic
- nostalgic
- neon-lit
- introspective
- 01
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
David Wong
A neon-soaked, hyper-violent joyride through a capitalist dystopia where the only thing more absurd than the villains is the reluctant hero trying to survive them.
- 02
Good guys
Steven Brust
A gritty, cynical urban fantasy where underpaid magical operatives question the morality of the secretive institution they serve.
- 03
The Will to Battle
Ada Palmer
A dense, theatrical descent into the philosophical and political machinations that precede the collapse of a utopia.
- 04
In the Balance
Harry Turtledove
A sprawling, gritty alternate history epic that forces humanity's bitterest enemies to unite against an unstoppable alien armada.
- 05
Half-resurrection blues
Daniel José Older
A shadowy, supernatural mystery that explores the eerie, liminal space between the living and the dead.
- 06
The Invisible Library
Genevieve Cogman
A witty, gaslamp-lit heist across alternate realities where books are the ultimate currency and magic bleeds into the cobblestones.
- 07
Vicious
V. E. Schwab
A razor-sharp, electric deconstruction of superheroes where the line between hero and villain is obliterated by ambition and revenge.
- 08
Heroes die
Matthew Woodring Stover · 1998
A brutal, adrenaline-fueled collision of dystopian sci-fi and epic fantasy that interrogates the nature of violence and entertainment.
- 09
Accelerando
Charles Stross · 2005
A relentless, jargon-fueled rollercoaster ride through the technological singularity that will leave your brain feeling overclocked.
- 10
The Gone-Away World
Nick Harkaway · 2009
A hyper-verbal, martial-arts-infused apocalyptic joyride that hides a profoundly beating heart beneath its chaotic exterior.
- 11
The Everything Box
Richard Kadrey
A chaotic, laugh-out-loud supernatural heist where the fate of the world rests in the hands of the most unqualified misfits imaginable.
- 12
Only Human
Sylvain Neuvel
A tense, dialogue-driven exploration of humanity's darkest impulses and the fractured bonds of a found family pushed to the brink.
