Books like Life's lottery by Kim Newman

Aldous Huxley's 1932 masterpiece presents a dystopian future shaped by genetic engineering, conditioned society, and an oppressive, consumerist regime, raising urgent questions about ethics, control, and the loss of individuality.

A dystopian novel about a future society where books are outlawed and 'firemen' burn any found, challenging the role of censorship and preservation of knowledge.

A weary father and his young son journey across a bleak, post‑apocalyptic America, battling cannibals, starvation, and a harsh winter in a desperate quest for safety and a glimpse of remaining civilization.

Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award‑winning alternate‑history novel imagines a world where World War II ends with Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan ruling the former United States, exploring the political intrigue and daily life under this totalitarian regime.

A dystopian novel about a woman named Offred in a totalitarian theonomic society called Gilead, exploring themes of subjugated women and resistance.

David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas weaves six linked narratives across time and place, exploring themes of fate, reincarnation, and the human impulse for power.

After a catastrophic pandemic, former actress Kirsten Raymonde joins a traveling troupe that performs Shakespeare for scattered communities, only to confront a ruthless prophet in a desperate quest for survival.

Gideon the Ninth follows a sword‑wielding necromancer who must team up with a bone‑witch to survive a deadly trial of wits and combat under an emperor’s watch in a sprawling sci‑fantasy universe.

Never Let Me Go is a contemplative study of friendship, identity, and the ethical limits of science as it follows the lives of a group of students growing up in a quiet English boarding school.

In the unforgettable Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, are locked in a nocturnal duel of wonder and will—an impossible game where love and magic collide on a stage of breathtaking spectacle.

An unforgettable love story in a future overrun by genetic engineering.

Shirley Jackson's chilling short story "The Lottery" portrays a seemingly ordinary village ritual that reveals a dark climax.

A tech‑savvy employee’s journey into a powerful internet company spirals from ambition to obsession, revealing the dark side of data privacy, social media, and a future where surveillance and corporate control blur boundaries.

Caseworker Linus travels to a remote orphanage to investigate ragged kids and their enigmatic caretaker Arthur, only to discover that the island’s magical children—and his own heart—are part of something larger than he imagined.

In the lowdeck slums of the HSS Matilda, Aster, a dark‑skinned sharecropper aboard a space vessel resembling the antebellum South, contends with brutal overseers and relentless labels, discovering a possible way to spark a civil war and change her fate.

A new edition of Chuck Palahniuk's classic novel, featuring Choose Your Own Adventure and super graphic design.

Set in 1692 Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials, this interactive, choose‑your‑own‑adventure book lets readers fight accusations, protect families, or accuse others while facing the era’s hysteria, disease, and fear of war.

Embark on an exciting quest with Aunt Eloisa to uncover the Temple of the Sun in Mexico, where you discover hidden mysteries about the Sun God—and your own choices shape the adventure.

"Describes the life and times of the era known as the Middle Ages. The reader's choices reveal the historical details of life as a knight in the 1100s, life in a royal castle in the 1200s, and life during the Black Plague in the 1300s"--Provided by publisher.

A queer, adopted Vietnamese American, Jordan Baker, brings cut paper to life and navigates Jazz Age privilege, offering a subversive retelling of The Great Gatsby.

Hundreds of years before Billings was the thriving metropolis we know today, it was a medieval kingdom a sword and sorcery; a fantastical land where dragons lurked within deep caverns, guarding troves of ice cold chocolate milk, and misplacer beasts roamed the forest as unsuspecting victims misplace their things. It is within this fantasy world that you find yourself called upon by King Rolo, a sentient twenty-sided die who’s heard tale of a great role-player destined to bring peace to the kingdom. He presents you with several routes toward your destiny: like that of a ferocious warrior or a mysterious wizard. But is there yet another path lying just beyond the fourth wall? Is this fantasy realm your true reality, or is the darkness that sweeps across medieval Billings caused by your role-playing group falling apart on a nearby timeline? Will you defeat the unicorn necromancer and his army of sentient undead character sheets? Can you trust the bumblebeeholder who’s buzzed into your life with a thirst for battle? The decision is yours!