Books like Consider Phlebas

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks reads as epic, fast. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Use of Weapons

Iain M. Banks · 1990

Shares the human thread

77% genome match

On The Steel Breeze

Alastair Reynolds · 2013

Shares the human thread

69% genome match

Children of Memory

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2022

Shares the human thread

69% genome match

Neuromancer

William Gibson · 1984

Shares the human thread

83% genome match

Off Armageddon Reef

David Weber · 2007

Shares the human thread

79% genome match

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie · 2013

Shares the human thread

74% genome match

A Fire Upon the Deep

Vernor Vinge · 1992

Shares the human thread

72% genome match

Hull Zero Three

Greg Bear · 2010

Shares the human thread

69% genome match

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein · 1966

Shares the human thread

83% genome match

Pandora's Star

Peter F. Hamilton · 2004

Both explore military

58% genome match

Bone Dance

Emma Bull · 1991

Shares the human thread

69% genome match

Caliban's War

James S.A. Corey · 2012

Both explore war & military

71% genome match