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24 alternatives to Seveneves

Neal Stephenson's latest novel about the end of the world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Seveneves launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Snow Crash▲4

   Neal Stephenson's classic

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

   Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars)▲66

   Thrilling philosophical clock punk

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The New Walden▲60

   Beautiful, modern adaptation of Thoreau's masterpiece.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Trilogy)▲70

   Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Flight of the Silvers▲63

   A world of time travel and disruption.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Quest▲62

   Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Elegance of the Hedgehog▲68

   Beautiful existentialist novel

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    924 Observations: An Alien's Perspective On The 21st Century▲56

    The Andy Warhol soup cans of books? The end may be near.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wool▲67

    A post-apocalyptic adventure that will make you think

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Technotopia▲96

    A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Speaker for the Dead▲57

    The Nebula- and Hugo-winning sequel to Ender's Game

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Red Rising▲63

    Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Utopia Experiment▲103

    An attempt to live life as if global society collapsed

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Flatland▲64

    The mind-bending science fiction epic of geometry

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54

    What's the future?

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Arcadia by Iain Pears ▲54

    A novel conceived and written for an app

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Presence▲81

    Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fahrenheit 451 ▲21

    A Book About Books

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Brave New World▲73

    A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Brave New World - Aldous Huxley▲63

    Book of a lifetime

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    This Side of Paradise▲66

    F. Scott Fitzgerald's First Novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

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