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24 alternatives to Dead Wake

The Last crossing of the Lusitana

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dead Wake launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ljoy▲81

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   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Book of Disquiet▲61

   A haunting mosaic of dreams

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Folded Clock▲70

   Diary of a modern writer

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Wandering Mind▲71

   What the brain does when you're not looking

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Imaginary Cities▲70

    Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Red Rising▲63

    Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Dark Net▲62

    A revelatory examination of the internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole▲67

    Extraordinary journeys into the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Death's End▲62

    Final book of The Three Body Problem Saga by Liu Cixin

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Buddhism Without Beliefs▲81

    A contemporary guide to awakening

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Living Brain▲63

    The deep mysteries of the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Workers▲65

    Archaeology of the Industrial Age

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Light▲58

    A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The True Believer▲60

    Thoughts on the nature of mass movements

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    How Humans Learned to Cross the Ocean▲115

    A new story from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Silent History▲60

    The story of a generation of unusual children

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The End of Alchemy▲60

    Money, banking, and the future of the global economy

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Essentialism▲80

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →