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A witty, philosophical urban fantasy about immortal meddlers arguing their way through history and trying to save the world one tiny nudge at a time. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Incrementalists.
- quirky
- neon-lit
- nostalgic
- tense
- 01
The postmortal
Drew Magary
A darkly hilarious and deeply unsettling front-row seat to the slow-motion collapse of a society that forgot how to die.
- 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 Paths of the Dead (The Viscount of Adrilankha, Book 1)
Steven Brust · 2003
A swashbuckling, highly stylized romp of political intrigue and enduring camaraderie, told by a narrator who never uses one word when ten will do.
- 04
Half-resurrection blues
Daniel José Older
A shadowy, supernatural mystery that explores the eerie, liminal space between the living and the dead.
- 05
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.
- 06
Accelerando
Charles Stross · 2005
A relentless, jargon-fueled rollercoaster ride through the technological singularity that will leave your brain feeling overclocked.
- 07
The Darkest Whisper
Gena Showalter
A high-stakes paranormal romance where immortal warriors must conquer their own inner demons before they can surrender to love.
- 08
How to stop time
Matt Haig
A bittersweet, time-hopping meditation on the courage it takes to stop hiding from the past and finally risk living in the present.
- 09
Methuselah's children
Robert A. Heinlein
A sweeping, pragmatic space opera about the price of outliving your neighbors and the endless frontier of the cosmos.
- 10
Eternity road
Jack McDevitt
A melancholic yet wondrous trek across the overgrown ruins of a forgotten America in search of lost knowledge.
- 11
The family trade
Charles Stross · 2004
A sharp, dimension-hopping thriller where modern pragmatism meets feudal mafia politics.
- 12
Glamour in glass
Mary Robinette Kowal
A charming yet tense historical fantasy where Regency manners and magical illusions meet the sudden peril of a continent at war.
