18 books like Midnight's Children

What to read after Midnight's Children — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro · 1989 · ★ 4.3 · 257p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past . . .A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House, of lost causes and lost love. Shares: History

The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett · 1989 · ★ 4.4 · 1040p · ≈ 34h · Challenging The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. Set in the 12th century, the novel covers the time between the sinking of the White Ship and the murder of Thomas Becket, but focuses primarily on the Anarchy. The book traces the development of Gothic architecture out of the… Shares: Epic Fiction, Epic literature, History

Grimus Salman Rushdie · 1975 · ★ 3.4 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Moderate “A mixture of science fiction and folktale, past and future, primitive and present-day . . . Thunderous and touching.”–Financial TimesAfter drinking an elixir that bestows immortality upon him, a young Indian named Flapping Eagle spends the next seven hundred years sailing the seas with the blessing–and ultimately the burden–of living forever. Eventually, weary of the sameness of life, he… Shares: Relations, Hinduism, Paranormal

The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean M. Auel · 1900 · ★ 4.1 · 552p · ≈ 18h · Challenging The Clan of the Cave Bear is a 1980 novel and epic work of prehistoric fiction by Jean M. Auel about prehistoric times. It is the first book in the Earth's Children book series, which speculates on the possibilities of interactions between Neanderthal and modern Cro-Magnon humans. ---------- Also contained in: Earth's Children Shares: Epic Fiction, Epic literature

Cien años de soledad Gabriel García Márquez · 1967 · ★ 4.5 · 422p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Cien años de soledad es una novela del escritor colombiano Gabriel García Márquez, ganador del Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1982. Es considerada una obra maestra de la literatura hispanoamericana y universal, cumbre del denominado "realismo mágico". Es asimismo una de las obras más traducidas y leídas en español. Narra la historia de la familia Buendía a lo largo de siete generaciones en el… Shares: Epic literature, Novel

A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin · 1996 · ★ 4.5 · 824p · ≈ 27h · Moderate A Game of Thrones is the inaugural novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic series of fantasy novels crafted by the American author George R. R. Martin. Published on August 1, 1996, this novel introduces readers to the richly detailed world of Westeros and Essos, where political intrigue, power struggles, and magical elements intertwine. The story unfolds through multiple perspectives, each… Shares: Epic Fiction, Epic literature

Coraline P. Craig Russell · 2008 · ★ 4.1 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Nouvelle édition du conte noir, signé Neil Gaiman et adapté par P.C. Russell, qui a été comparé à Alice au Pays des Merveilles pour son surréalisme et la présence d'une réalité alternative. Cet album a remporté l'Eisner Award de la meilleure publication pour ados. Coraline Jones et ses parents viennent d'emménager dans une maison partagée en plusieurs appartements. Le lendemain de son… Shares: Sobrenatural, Paranormal

Wizard and Glass Stephen King · 1997 · ★ 4.3 · 928p · ≈ 30h · Moderate [The Dark Tower][1] IV Part IV of an epic quest. Roland the Gunslinger and his followers have to contend with a sentient monorail intent on killing itself and taking them with it. While seeking to return to the Path of the Beam that will lead them to the Dark Tower, Roland tells his friends a story about the tragic loss of his first love, Susan Delgado. ([source][2]) [1]:… Shares: Epic literature, Paranormal

The Room In The Dragon Volant Sheridan Le Fanu · 2002 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The Room in the Dragon Volant is somewhat unusual for le Fanu, since it’s not really a supernatural tale. It does however have plenty of gothic elements and some genuine horror, and it’s an ingenious and entertaining tale. Shares: Paranormal

Cameos Marie Corelli · 1895 · ★ 3.4 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Challenging The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Paranormal

A history of England in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son Oliver Goldsmith · 1764 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Demanding Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Shares: Relations, History

La ciudad de las bestias Isabel Allende · 2002 · ★ 3.8 · 406p · ≈ 13h · Moderate When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians. "Alexander Cold, un joven de quinces años, está a punto de embarcarse con su temeraria abuela, en el viaje de su vida." Shares: Sobrenatural, Paranormal

Duma Key Stephen King · 2008 · ★ 4.0 · 678p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Duma Key is a novel by American writer Stephen King published on January 22, 2008 by Scribner. The book reached No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. It is King's first novel to be set in Florida and/or Minnesota. Shares: Sobrenatural, Paranormal

Romance of the three kingdoms Luo Guanzhong · 1644 · ★ 4.4 · 680p · ≈ 22h · Demanding San guo zhi yan yi 三國演義 Shares: Epic literature, History

The Hollow Nora Roberts · 2008 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate For Fox, Caleb, Gage and the other residents of Hawkins Hollow, the number seven portends doom—ever since, as boys, they freed a demon trapped for centuries when their blood spilled upon The Pagan Stone...Their innocent bonding ritual led to seven days of madness, every seven years. And now, as the dreaded seventh month looms before them, the men can feel the storm brewing. Already they are… Shares: Telepathy, Paranormal

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Blake A. Hoena · 1958 · ★ 3.5 · 63p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares: Sobrenatural, History

Blaze of Noon Ernest K. Gann · 1946 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Ernest K. Gann, author of ''Island in the Sky'' Goodreads Member Review: KOMET (Sep 21, 2015 5 of 5 Stars) it was amazing:aviation-general, ernest-k-gann, mass-market-paperbacks Ernest K. Gann, in his day, was one of those aviators with a gift for conveying to the general reader the thrills and perils of flying. And in "BLAZE OF NOON", he succeeds brilliantly. The story begins in September 1925… Shares: Novel, History

Starcrossed Josephine Angelini · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 520p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "Homer's "Iliad" is the basis of [this] story [which] convincingly translates the drama of the ancient world into high school society and small town life." —Los Angeles Times How do you defy destiny? Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a… Shares: Sobrenatural, Paranormal

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