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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
  1. 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.

    Shares:
    • cynical
  2. 02

    Good guys

    Steven Brust

    A gritty, cynical urban fantasy where underpaid magical operatives question the morality of the secretive institution they serve.

    Shares:
    • wry
    • cynical
  3. 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.

    Shares:
    • nostalgic
    • wry
  4. 04

    Half-resurrection blues

    Daniel José Older

    A shadowy, supernatural mystery that explores the eerie, liminal space between the living and the dead.

    Feels:
    • shadowy
    • liminal
    • eerie
  5. 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.

    Shares:
    • cynical
  6. 06

    Accelerando

    Charles Stross · 2005

    A relentless, jargon-fueled rollercoaster ride through the technological singularity that will leave your brain feeling overclocked.

    Shares:
    • cynical
  7. 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.

    Feels:
    • dark
    • charged
    • combative
  8. 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.

    Feels:
    • wistful
    • bittersweet
    • atmospheric
  9. 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.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • wry
    • philosophical
  10. 10

    Eternity road

    Jack McDevitt

    A melancholic yet wondrous trek across the overgrown ruins of a forgotten America in search of lost knowledge.

    Shares:
    • nostalgic
  11. 11

    The family trade

    Charles Stross · 2004

    A sharp, dimension-hopping thriller where modern pragmatism meets feudal mafia politics.

    Shares:
    • wry
  12. 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.

    Shares:
    • tense

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