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24 alternatives to Station Eleven

A lyrical, dystopian tale driven by deep, flawed characters

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

1. 1
   Station Eleven▲79

   The award-winning, chill-inspiring, post-apocalypse novel

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Brave New World▲73

   A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Suspension: a novel▲63

   For fans of Lost, Station Eleven and World War Z

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Oryx and Crake▲108

   Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Eleanor: A Novel▲72

   A mix of ghost story, time travel and dream worlds.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Aurora ▲64

   Dystopian space epic by Kim Stanley Robinson

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Handmaid's Tale▲57

   A dystopian tale that will make you a feminist.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ancillary Justice▲60

   An AI space opera with surprising emotional depth

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Literai▲225

   Fiction written by neural networks

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    City on Fire: A novel ▲79

    Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Arcadia by Iain Pears ▲54

    A novel conceived and written for an app

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    DataMaid▲143

    Storytelling for busy people.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Presence▲81

    Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

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

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15TF
    The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction▲311

    2016 · compellingsciencefiction.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Future Visions▲66

    Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cumulus▲70

    New cyberpunk novel set in near-future Oakland

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Flatland▲64

    The mind-bending science fiction epic of geometry

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    1984▲3

    A Dystopian Novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Flight of the Silvers▲63

    A world of time travel and disruption.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Remainder▲54

    Amazing novel written with an interesting voice

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Future Crimes▲62

    A harrowing deep dive into the dark underbelly of tech

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Radiance▲79

    A decopunk pulp SF alt-history space opera mystery!

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Technotopia▲96

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

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