Books like American Gods (2003)
30 fantasy books to read after American Gods (2003), by Gaiman, Neil, the closest match first.
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1. American Gods
by Gaiman, Neil
- Same series
- Same author
In his novel, American Gods, Neil Gaiman ventures into the heart of contemporary America, juxtaposing the decline of America's 'Old Gods' with the rise of new 'deities' (e.g. technology, mass...
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2. Anansi Boys
by Gaiman, Neil
- Same series
- Same author
Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn't know his dad was a god. And he never knew he...
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3. Anansi Boys
by Gaiman, Neil
- Same series
- Same author
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Neil Gaiman returns to the territory of his masterpiece, American Gods (soon to be a Starz Original Series), to once again probe the...
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American Gods book 3
4. The Monarch Of The Glen
by Gaiman, Neil
- Same series
- Same author
A special illustrated edition of The Monarch of the Glen by bestselling storytelling legend, Neil Gaiman. This American Gods world novella will thrill Games of Thrones devotees and Terry Pratchett...
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5. Black Dog
by Gaiman, Neil
- Same series
- Same author
In a modern fairy tale about the power of fear and how it distorts our view of the world, the Black Dog that appears outside the Hope family's home seems...
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6. Neverwhere
by Gaiman, Neil
- Same author
- On the same lists
An example of the crossover between Urban Fantasy and Crossworlds. An ordinary man is transported to a world of shadows and darkness and must make his way home.
Most (all?) of Gaiman’s works are urban fantasy. The crowd favorite is Neverwhere, which is an interesting take on the whole multiverse conceit found in science fiction. The premise is...
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7. Good Omens
by Gaiman, Neil
- Same author
- On the same lists
A sushi-loving angel, a gearhead demon and Death as a gamer nerd. Do we even need to be a plot?Why it's on this listSometimes fantasy (and its audience) takes itself...
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8. American Gods
by Gaiman, Neil
- Same author
Neil Gaiman is an ever-popular writer who's branched into cinema, comics, and books. Quite a few people will argue that Neverwhere or Stardust is better than American Gods, but I...
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9. Lord Of The Rings
by Tolkien, J.r.r.
- On the same lists
Do I even need to discuss it? The father of modern fantasy, the recreation of the English myth, an apex of English literature; Lord of the Rings is more than...
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10. Assassin's Apprentice
by Hobb, Robin
- On the same lists
Hobb is one of the best characterization writers in the Fantasy genre. Her characters are vividly real, leaping out of the pages into our minds as living characters. She has...
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11. Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser
by Leiber, Fritz
- On the same lists
Often referred to as 'the greatest fantasy author you've never read' by some. And sadly true.But if you've read any modern sword and sorcery with dark themes, complex characters, strong...
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12. Legend
by Gemmell, David
- On the same lists
The first of the Drenai Saga introduces readers to Druss, a legendary hero who awaits death and can kick your cushy behind.
If you like stories about grand heroes who stand up for the downtrodden, who fight for a righteous cause, then Legend is a shining beacon of this sort of fantasy....
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13. The Way Of Kings
by Sanderson, Brandon
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The Stormlight Archive has for better or worse become the poster-boy for where (classic) epic fantasy is going. It's the evolution of the Tolkien-style fantasy -- a fantasy that was...
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14. Blackout/all Clear (2011)
by Willis, Connie
- On the same lists
BLackout / All Clear by Connie Willis won the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
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15. Annihilation
by Vandermeer, Jeff
- On the same lists
An expedition enters the strange, shifting Area X and does not come back the same, a weird-fiction Nebula winner.
Annihilation won the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Novel. It beat out the following nominees to win:The Goblin Emperor Trial by Fire Ancillary Sword The Three-Body Problem Coming Home
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16. Under Heaven
by Kay, Guy Gavriel
- On the same lists
An alternate ancient china told with the majesty of one of fantasy's best wordsmiths.
On paper, this is the perfect setup for a grand fantasy novel: Guy Gavriel Kay (Tigana, The Fionavar Tapestry, Lions of Al-Rassan) applies his considerable literary talent to crafting an...
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The Ender Quintet book 2
17. Speaker For The Dead (1987)
by Card, Orson Scott
- On the same lists
Humans, pequinios, and the Hive Queen must find a way to live together.
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card won the 1987 Nebula Award for Best Novel
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18. The Claw Of The Conciliator (1982)
by Wolfe, Gene
- On the same lists
The Claw of the Concilliator by Gene Wolfe won the 1982 Nebula Award for Best Novel
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19. Forever Peace (1999)
by Haldeman, Joe
- On the same lists
In 2048, soldiers fight a war through remote-controlled robot bodies, and Julian Class, a physicist and a mechanic, operates one through a link wired into his skull. When his platoon...
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20. Ancillary Justice (2014)
by Leckie, Ann
- On the same lists
Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie (Book 1 in the Imperial Radch trilogy) won the 2014 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
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21. 2312 (2013)
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
- On the same lists
Society has spread across the solar system. The society is nonbinary and gender and sexuality are thought of fluidly. In this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, present, and future.
In the 24th century, humanity has spread through the solar system to hollowed-out asteroids, Mercury's moving city and the terraformed worlds. When Alex, the grandmother who raised her, dies, Swan...
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22. Powers (2009)
by Guin, Ursula K. Le
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Gavir is a slave in the city of Etra, brought up with the children of the household that owns him and educated like them. He can remember a page of...
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23. Seeker (2007)
by Mcdevitt, Jack
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Antiquities dealer Alex Benedict and his pilot Chase Kolpath come across a cup with ancient markings that appears to have come from the Seeker, a colony ship that left Earth...
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24. Camouflage (2006)
by Haldeman, Joe
- On the same lists
Millions of years before humans appeared, two immortal shapeshifters, who don't know each other, begin wandering the Earth. One learns and grows more human as it goes. The other lives...
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25. The Speed Of Dark (2004)
by Moon, Elizabeth
- On the same lists
This novel takes place on a near-future Earth where disease is a thing of the past, but there is a lost generation that missed this cure. Moon gives us a very real story about autism and individual identity.
Lou Arrendale is an autistic adult in the near future, one of a generation too old to have been treated in childhood. He has a good job finding patterns in...
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26. Darwin's Radio (2001)
by Bear, Greg
- On the same lists
In the Alps, an anthropologist finds the frozen bodies of a Neanderthal couple and their baby. In the former Soviet Union, investigators examine a mass grave of people whose pregnancies...
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27. Parable Of The Talents (2000)
by Butler, Octavia E.
- On the same lists
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler won the 2000 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
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28. The Moon And The Sun (1998)
by Mcintyre, Vonda N.
- On the same lists
The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre won the 1998 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
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29. Slow River (1997)
by Griffith, Nicola
- On the same lists
Lore Van Oesterling is the heir to a family that makes bioengineered waste-treatment bacteria. After a failed kidnapping she wakes up naked in an alley, her identity implant cut out....
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30. The Terminal Experiment (1996)
by Sawyer, Robert J.
- On the same lists
The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer won the 1996 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
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