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24 alternatives to Flatland

The mind-bending science fiction epic of geometry

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

1
Oryx and Crake▲108
Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
The Shape of Time▲62
Remarks on the history of things
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Snow Crash▲24
Metaverse scifi from Neal Stephenson
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Presence▲81
Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56
Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Tomorrowland▲66
Pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Physics of the Future▲73
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes▲53
Evolution, Theoretical Physics and Computer Science
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61
Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
The Shallows▲65
What the internet is doing to our brains
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
Wonderbook▲78
The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Aurora ▲64
Dystopian space epic by Kim Stanley Robinson
2015 · its alternatives →
13
Black Swan▲80
The impact of the highly improbable
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Dark Matter of the Mind▲67
The Culturally Articulated Unconscious
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Ender's Game▲93
The enemy's gate is down
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Black Hole Focus▲70
freaking awesome self improvement/motivational book
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Beginning of Infinity▲64
Exploration of the Nature and Progress of Knowledge
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite▲72
Turning logic and common sense on its head
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
The Geography of Genius▲61
A search for the World's most creative places
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Making Ideas Happen▲75
Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
The Bone Clocks▲54
Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell's latest epic
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
The Dark Forest▲71
Part to of the acclaimed Three-Body Problem
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
2001: A Space Odyssey▲70
The #1 in the most exciting space science fiction ever
2015 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →
24
Fake Science 101▲60
A less-than-factual guide to our amazing world
2015 · fakescience.org · its alternatives →

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