Books like Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny

A future dystopian novel set in a highly regulated One State society that emphasizes logical reasoning and mass surveillance.

In the first book of Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber, a man awakens from a coma with amnesia and must rediscover his identity as a prince of the mystical realm of Amber.

In Roger Zelazny’s Hugo‑winning "Lord of Light", colonists on a distant world wrestle with ancient tech and godlike powers while adopting Hindu cosmology, setting the stage for an epic clash of faith, politics, and destiny.

When the massive Fithp spacecraft from Alpha Centauri arrives in the Solar System, humanity faces a bold and terrifying challenge: an extraterrestrial species intent on conquering Earth.

A whimsical, 31‑night adventure in 19th‑century London where Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Frankenstein, and Dracula collide—viewed through the eyes of Snuff, Jack’s magical guard dog.

After a nuclear blast, most humans relocate to Vega Confederation planets. Some live longer, but the age of Conrad Nomikos, guardian of a preserved Greek island, remains unknown. He mentors Cort Myshtigo, a vegan explorer of the planet.

A dystopian science fiction novel set in a post-apocalyptic world where deviations are punished, and the young protagonist David grapples with the unknown and the truth about his friend's condition.

A gripping science fiction novel that explores gender, humanity, and the dangers of genetic experiments.

A space-age romance set in the aftermath of a catastrophic space age gone awry, involving a young scholar and a mysterious lover who must navigate the history of a doomed civilization to prevent its downfall.

A young reader’s adventure through a world where myth and science intertwine, crafted by Roger Zelazny.

A wounded commander, Nicholas Seafort, must protect his rebellious crew aboard a doomed colony ship after an alien attack and an admiral’s betrayal thrust them into peril.

After a deadly accident wipes out its command crew, a lone junior officer must steer a crippled starship carrying hundreds of colonists through a seventeen‑month voyage to the new colony of Hope Nation, battling mechanical failures, mutiny and an incomprehensible alien menace.

Benita Alvarez-Shipton, a 36‑year‑old bookstore manager, is thrust into an urgent alien mission when two extraterrestrials recruit her to deliver a message of peace to Washington, D.C. and warn of a predatory species already on Earth.

An anthology showcasing female protagonists in science‑fiction adventures—from starship captains and planetary rulers to explorers, engineers, artists, pirates, and rogues—highlighting women’s roles in interplanetary voyages and space opera.

A ten‑book saga by Roger Zelazny following Prince Corwin and his son Merlin as they confront enemies who threaten to unravel reality itself.

The final volume in Piers Anthony’s Phaze series wraps up the saga of the twin worlds of Phaze and Proton.

On the galactic prison of Chthon, a utopian hell where the universe’s worst criminals are condemned to eternal suffering, Aton must defy the impossible and escape to discover the forbidden siren-spirit who doomed him.

Clifford D. Simak’s science‑fiction tale follows Fletcher, Cynthia and Elmer as they navigate a deserted Earth turned into an interstellar mausoleum and discover whether humanity can be reborn.

Shadows follows Leah Cornish as she faces uncertain choices while entangled with Guy Hamilton in the neon-lit streets of Phoenix.

Old Ms. McMartin is definitely dead. Now her crumbling Victorian mansion lies vacant. When eleven-year-old Olive and her dippy mathematician parents move in, she knows there's something odd about the place--not least the walls covered in strange antique paintings. But when Olive finds a pair of old spectacles in a dusty drawer, she discovers the most peculiar thing yet: She can travel inside these paintings to a world that's strangely quiet . . . and eerily like her own. Yet Elsewhere harbors dark secrets--and Morton, an undersized boy with an outsize temper. As she and Morton form an uneasy alliance, Olive finds herself ensnared in a plan darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. It's up to Olive to save the house from the dark shadows, before the lights go out for good.

In this ninth installment of the Chronicles of Amber, Merlin confronts a new enemy while navigating the tangled politics of Shadow and Chaos.

Shadows is a short‑story anthology featuring an introduction by Charles L. Grant and contributions from authors such as Avram Davidson, Ramsey Campbell, William Jon Watkins, and others.

A tragic sequel to the original Star Trek film, focusing on the aftermath of Spock's death and the discovery of a new planet by the USS Enterprise.