Books like The Telling

The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin · 2000

• Science fiction

Top match: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Last checked: November 7, 2026

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams

  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  Douglas Adams · 1979 · Adult

  Novel · about 220 pages

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  Why: Both are science fiction books.

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    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject)

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• AnnihilationJeff VanderMeer

  Annihilation

  Jeff VanderMeer · 2014 · Adult

  about 210 pages

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  Why: Both are science fiction books.

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    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    Annihilation: "Science-Fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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• Dark MatterBlake Crouch

  Dark Matter

  Blake Crouch · 2016 · Adult

  about 370 pages

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    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    Dark Matter: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction" (LoC 655)

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• Station ElevenEmily St. John Mandel

  Station Eleven

  Emily St. John Mandel · 2014 · Adult

  about 350 pages

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  Why: Both are science fiction books.

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    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    Station Eleven: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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• The RoadCormac McCarthy

  The Road

  Cormac McCarthy · 2006 · Adult

  about 260 pages

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    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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• Never Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro

  Never Let Me Go

  Kazuo Ishiguro · 2005 · Adult

  about 320 pages

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  Why: Both are science fiction books.

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  • science fiction
    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    Never Let Me Go: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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• Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury

  Fahrenheit 451

  Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Adult

  Novel · about 190 pages

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  Why: Both are science fiction books.

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    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    Fahrenheit 451: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, american" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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• Jurassic ParkMichael Crichton

  Jurassic Park

  Michael Crichton · 1990 · Adult

  about 460 pages

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  Why: Both are science fiction books.

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    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    Jurassic Park: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction" (LoC 655)

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• Snow CrashNeal Stephenson

  Snow Crash

  Neal Stephenson · 1992 · Adult

  about 460 pages

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    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    Snow Crash: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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• The Handmaid's TaleMargaret Atwood

  The Handmaid's Tale

  Margaret Atwood · 1985 · Adult

  Novel · about 350 pages

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  Why: Both are science fiction books.

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    The Telling: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
    The Handmaid's Tale: "science fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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