Books like The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Genre
- Science fiction
- Utopian fiction
What it is about
- Life on other planets
- Communal living
- Physicists
- Anarchism
- Utopias
Where it happens
- Tau Ceti
Ages
- Adult
Books like this one
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Why: Both are science fiction books about utopias.
- Science fiction
- Utopias
What both books share
- science fiction
The Dispossessed: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, space exploration" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, time travel" (OL subject)
Ready Player One: "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / General" (OL subject); "science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre) - utopias
The Dispossessed: "Utopias" (OL subject); "Utopias -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
Ready Player One: "Utopias" (OL subject); "Utopias -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
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Why: Both are science fiction books, set in Tau Ceti.
- Science fiction
- Tau Ceti
What both books share
- science fiction
The Dispossessed: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, space exploration" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, time travel" (OL subject)
Project Hail Mary: "science-fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure" (OL subject) - Tau Ceti
The Dispossessed: "Tau Ceti" (WD narrative location)
Project Hail Mary: "Tau Ceti" (OL place); "Tau Ceti" (WD narrative location)
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Why: Both are science fiction books.
What both books share
- science fiction
The Dispossessed: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, space exploration" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, time travel" (OL subject)
Jurassic Park: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction" (LoC 655)
- science fiction
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What they share, at a glance
The Dispossessed next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Science fiction | Utopias | Tau Ceti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ready Player One | shared | shared | not shared |
| Project Hail Mary | shared | not shared | shared |
| Jurassic Park | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Snow Crash | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Dead Zone | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Firestarter | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Brave New World | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Dune | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Martian | shared | not shared | not shared |
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The Dispossessed: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in May 1974. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1975. Source: Wikidata, citing thehugoawards.org, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the Locus Award for Best Novel in 1975. Source: Wikidata, citing sfadb.com, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1975. Source: Wikidata, citing nebulas.sfwa.org, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame (1993) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Premio Gigamesh (1984) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
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