Books like 2010: The City & The City
30 fantasy books to read after 2010: The City & The City, by Miéville, China, the closest match first.
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1. 1998: The Physiognomy
by Ford, Jeffrey
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Welcome to the Well-Built City where Cley is the perfect judge and jury. He is a reliable mediator between life and death because he has been extensively trained in physiognomy...
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The Earthsea Cycle book 6
2. 2002: The Other Wind
by Guin, Ursula K. Le
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Like the previous Earthsea stories, this book seems to be centred around Ged, the sorcerer who is most often recognised by his common name, Sparrowhawk. But, like all except the...
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3. 2014: A Stranger In Olondria
by Samatar, Sofia
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A stranger in Olondria follows Jevick the 2nd son of an influential trader from the city of Tyom. Even though he was born and grew up in the Tea Islands,...
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4. 2013: Alif The Unseen
by Wilson, G. Willow
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Alif is the screen name of a hacker in an unnamed totalitarian Middle Eastern state. Alif's clients are a diverse group of rebels -- pornographers, bloggers, Islamists, activists -- who...
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5. 2012: Osama
by Tidhar, Lavie
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Joe is a typically average private investigator who lives in Southeast Asia. The only real difference is that Joe's world, terrorist attacks like 9-11 never actually happened. Instead, they're simply...
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6. 2011: Who Fears Death
by Okorafor, Nnedi
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In a post-apocalyptic Sudan, technology has fallen and sorcery flourishes. But the hatred between peoples and cultures still exists. Onyesonwu was a child conceived from a brutal rape. Her mother...
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7. 2008: Ysabel
by Kay, Guy Gavriel
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Ned is Fifteen, and spending the year with his father in France. He just met a cute girl named Kate. He really should be having a real good time. Unfortunately,...
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8. 2007: Soldier Of Sidon
by Wolfe, Gene
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This is the third book of Gene Wolfe's Soldier series. The story continues the story of the life of Latro, a soldier who forgets every day, and is forced to...
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9. 2006: Kafka On The Shore
by Murakami, Haruki
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This remarkable book tells the story of Kafka Tamura and Nakata. Kafka is a tough fifteen-year-old who, after running away from his father in Tokyo, begins a journey to a...
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10. 2003: Ombria In Shadow
by Mckillip, Patricia A.
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Ombria is an ancient city. Its history lies buried underground among layers of buildings and previous manifestations of a town cloaked in darkness. Aboveground, the city is in trouble. The...
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11. 2001: Galveston
by Stewart, Sean
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In a dystopian future, the last vestiges of civilization is holding out the the tiny island of Galveston. While the rich, high-class citizens enjoy the last remains of what life...
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12. 1992: Boy's Life
by Mccammon, Robert
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Cory Mackenson is 11 years old and growing up in innocence in a picturesque small southern town during the racially torn 1960s. He and his friends enjoy bikes, baseball, and...
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13. 1988: Replay
by Grimwood, Ken
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At the age of 43, Jeff Winston has a heart attack in his office... and wakes up to discover that he is 18 and a college student again. It's 1963,...
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14. 1983: Nifft The Lean
by Shea, Michael
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This series of 4 short novelettes shadow the escapades of Nifft the Lean, an expert thief whose criminal skills will guide you through Stygian realms to places where an endless...
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15. 1978: Our Lady Of Darkness
by Leiber, Fritz
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Our Lady of Darkness tells the story of Franz, a recovering alcoholic and accomplished horror writer in San Francisco. Franz discovers an old journal of weird metaphysical writings and his...
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16. Testament Of Youth
by Brittain, Vera
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Giving a voice to a lost generation, this edition features a new introduction by Brittain’s biographer. Now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Hayley Atwell, and Taron...
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17. The Shadow Year (2009)
by Ford, Jeffrey
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In 1960s Long Island, a boy and his older brother Jim build Botch Town, a detailed model of their neighbourhood with clay figures for the people who live there. Their...
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18. 1982: Little, Big
by Crowley, John
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The story revolves around Smoky Barnable, a nebulous sort of bloke, who falls in love with a tall and delicate woman. Completely besotted, he chooses to suspend his beliefs in...
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Lyonesse book 3
19. Madouc (1990)
by Vance, Jack
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The last of the Lyonesse novels follows Madouc, a fiery young princess at King Casmir's court who learns she was left by the fairies in place of a human baby....
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20. Tender Morsels (2009)
by Lanagan, Margo
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Liga has suffered terribly at the hands of the men in her life when a magic that she doesn't understand carries her and her two daughters to a refuge of...
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21. Tooth And Claw (2004)
by Walton, Jo
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In a world of dragons, a dying patriarch's will starts a dispute among his children. His son the parson wants the family to eat the body of the dead, as...
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22. The Facts Of Life (2003)
by Joyce, Graham
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The Facts Of Life by Graham Joyce won the 2003 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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23. Declare (2000)
by Powers, Tim
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In 1963, an Oxford lecturer, Andrew Hale, receives a coded phone call that draws him back to the secret service he served during the war. The call concerns Operation Declare,...
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24. Thraxas (1999)
by Scott, Martin
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Thraxas is a heavy-drinking, perpetually broke private investigator in the city of Turai, a former sorcerer, soldier and palace investigator who lost his job because of the drinking. He lives...
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25. The Antelope Wife (1998)
by Erdrich, Louise
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The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich won the 1998 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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26. Godmother Night (1996)
by Pollack, Rachel
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The Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack won the 1996 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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27. The Prestige (1995)
by Priest, Christopher
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The Prestige by Christopher Priest won the 1995 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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28. Glimpses (1994)
by Shiner, Lewis
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Ray Shackleford is a stereo repairman who is grieving his father and watching his marriage fall apart when he finds himself able to hear music that was never recorded. Music...
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29. Thomas The Rhymer (1991)
by Kushner, Ellen
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Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner won the 1991 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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30. Only Begotten Daughter (1991)
by Morrow, James
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Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow won the 1991 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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