5 books like Agency

What to read after Agency — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The year of the quiet sun Wilson Tucker · 1970 · ★ 3.6 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Unavoidably, David Cheney becomes part of the future, in which a nuclear war has weakened both East and West, and in which America is torn by a race war. Yet among this desolate world, he discovers reasons for living. Shares: The Future, Time Travel

Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro · 2019 · ★ 3.7 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose… Shares: The Future, Artificial Intelligence

The Door into Summer Robert A. Heinlein · 1957 · ★ 4.0 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Electronics engineer Dan Davis has finally made the invention of a lifetime: a household robot with extraordinary abilities, destined to dramatically change the landscape of everyday routine. Then, with wild success just within reach, Dan's greedy partner and greedier fiancée trick him into taking the long sleep--suspended animation for thirty years. They never imagine that the future time in… Shares: Time Travel, American literature

Galatea 2.2 Richard Powers · 1995 · ★ 3.7 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Dazzling...a cerebral thriller that's both intellectually engaging and emotionally compelling, a lively tour de force."—Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesAfter four novels and several years living abroad, the fictional protagonist of Galatea 2.2—Richard Powers—returns to the United States as Humanist-in-Residence at the enormous Center for the Study of Advanced Sciences. There he runs afoul… Shares: Artificial Intelligence, American literature

Dragonflight Anne McCaffrey · 1968 · ★ 4.1 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Moderate HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD?To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise--and take back her stolen birthright. But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon. The bond they share will be… Shares: Time Travel, American literature

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