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24 alternatives to The Corpse Walker

Real-life stories. China from the bottom up.

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

1. 1LC
   Learn Chinese Through Novels▲76

   2014 · getchicory.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Mountain Shadow▲54

   Sequel to Shantaram

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stiff▲62

   The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Imaginary Cities▲70

   Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead▲113

   Useful stories from a persuasive man

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Deep Survival▲62

   Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Gutshot: Stories▲128

   Isolation and coupling are pushed to their dark edges

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Death's End▲62

   Final book of The Three Body Problem Saga by Liu Cixin

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Buried - Interactive Story▲69

    Atmospheric horror story told through photos and text

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Monk and The Riddle▲56

    Putting the Journey of Business Into Life's Perspective

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives▲55

    What does the world look like to you in the afterlife?

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Killing and Dying▲71

    This book will convert the literati to graphic novels

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Life and Death in the Andes▲61

    Tales of legendary characters throughout South America.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World▲53

    Take the one less traveled by.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A Little Life▲71

    An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Workers▲65

    Archaeology of the Industrial Age

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Striking Thoughts▲89

    Bruce Lee's wisdom for daily living

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    A Geek in Japan▲87

    Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Dim Sum Field Guide▲62

    A taxonomy of dumplings

    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 →