Books like Lilith’s Brood
Lilith’s Brood by Octavia E. Butler reads as unsettling, philosophical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Dawn
Octavia E. Butler · 1987
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77% genome match
Ammonite
Nicola Griffith · 1993
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74% genome match
Monsters of men
Patrick Ness · 2010
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69% genome match
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood · 1985
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69% genome match
The Faded Sun
C. J. Cherryh · 1979
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69% genome match
Exhalation
Ted Chiang · 2019
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69% genome match
Worlds of Exile and Illusion
Ursula K. Le Guin · 1996
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69% genome match
Marge Piercy
Marge Piercy · 1976
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69% genome match
Beggars in Spain
Nancy Kress · 1991
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69% genome match
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Kate Wilhelm · 1976
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69% genome match
The Queen of Attolia
Megan Whalen Turner · 2000
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69% genome match
The collected stories of Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick · 1987
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69% genome match
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