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24 alternatives to The Eight

Post-modern thriller set in 1972

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Eight 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
   Black Swan▲80

   The impact of the highly improbable

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   You▲60

   A chilling romantic thriller

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Back to the Future▲77

   Novelization of the Back to the Future film

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Nine▲65

   Inside the secret world of the Supreme Court

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Flicker Men: An Novel▲54

   Modern "sci fi" thriller about science, theology, and fate

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Throwback Special▲61

   A Novel

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ghettoside▲58

   A true story of murder in America

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Folded Clock▲70

   Diary of a modern writer

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The God's Eye View▲63

    Barry Eisler's new thriller

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood▲67

    Where the big ideas of the modern era came from

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Train Dreams▲55

    An American epic in miniature

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Andy Grove▲76

    The life and times of an American

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Seveneves▲76

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Knowledge▲62

    A too close to true novel

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Ice Man▲80

    Confessions of a Mafia contract killer

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Water Knife▲66

    A Tarantino-worthy ride through a drought-wracked future

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ungifted▲63

    Intelligence redefined

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    City of Thieves▲66

    A novel about war, courage and survival

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Wise Man's Fear▲64

    The second book of The Kingkiller Chronicle

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Shallows▲65

    What the internet is doing to our brains

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    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 →