Books like The day of creation by J. G. Ballard

1818 novel by Mary Shelley about young scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox experiment.

A debut medical thriller by Michael Crichton, written under the pseudonym Jeffery Hudson, that marries diagnostic intrigue with surgical drama and won the Edgar Award in 1969.

Lin Kong, a devoted doctor, wrestles with love for the modern Manna Wu while bound to a rural wife chosen by his family, navigating tradition, divorce, and Party scrutiny over seventeen years.

Former Florida state investigator Mick Stranahan finds himself hunted by a hit‑man, a shady lawyer and a sensational TV host, turning his life into a political corruption thriller.

In 1916 a 25-year-old, newly qualified doctor named Mikhail Bulgakov was posted to the remote Russian countryside. He brought to his position a diploma and a complete lack of field experience. And the challenges he faced didn't end there: he was assigned to cover a vast and sprawling territory that was as yet unvisited by modern conveniences such as the motor car, the telephone, and electric lights.

A lively glimpse into the parallel routines of children at day‑care and their parents at work, revealing the rhythms and challenges of modern family life.

J. G. Ballard’s collection, The Terminal Beach, gathers striking short stories that explore the deluge of human imagination alongside humanity’s capacity for destruction, from an abandoned atomic island to unsettling psychological fantasies.

In this satirical, erotically charged fantasy, a cityer falls for Doctor Hoffman's glass‑clad daughter while confronting his reality‑warping inventions, cannibals, and surreal creatures across distorted time and space.

Barry Laverty, M.B., can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map when he first sets out to seek gainful employment there, but already he knows that there is nowhere he would rather live than in the emerald hills and dales of Northern Ireland. The proud owner of a spanking-new medical degree and little else in the way of worldly possessions, Barry jumps at the chance to secure a position as an assistant in a small rural practice. At least until he meets Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. The older physician, whose motto is to never let the patients get the upper hand, has his own way of doing things. At first, Barry can't decide if the pugnacious O'Reilly is the biggest charlatan he has ever met, or the best teacher he could ever hope for. Through O'Reilly Barry soon gets to know all of the village's colorful and endearing residents, including: A malingering Major and his equally hypochondriacal wife; An unwed servant girl, who refuses to divulge the father of her upcoming baby; A slightly daft old couple unable to marry for lack of a roof; And a host of other eccentric characters who make every day an education for the inexperienced young doctor. Ballybucklebo is long way from Belfast, and Barry is quick to discover that he still has a lot to learn about the quirks and traditions of country life. But with pluck and compassion and only the slightest touch of blarney, he will find out more about life―and love―than he ever imagined back in medical school.

Jon Tom's mentor is very ill and needs a special medicine, but the magic shop across the sea is a dangerous place to visit.