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Books like The cat who walks through walls

The cat who walks through walls by Robert A. Heinlein reads as adventurous, philosophical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Permutation City cover
Permutation City
Greg Egan · 1994
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
Neuromancer cover
Neuromancer
William Gibson · 1984
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
Blade Runner 2 - the edge of human cover
Blade Runner 2 - the edge of human
K. W. Jeter · 1995
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
Saturn's Children cover
Saturn's Children
Charles Stross · 2008
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
Rogue moon cover
Rogue moon
Algis Budrys · 1960
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
Destination Void cover
Destination Void
Frank Herbert · 1966
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
The World of Ā cover
The World of Ā
A. E. van Vogt · 1948
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
The beast that shouted love at the heart of the world cover
The beast that shouted love at the heart of the world
Harlan Ellison · 1969
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
Total Recall cover
Total Recall
Piers Anthony · 1989
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
Only forward cover
Only forward
Michael Marshall Smith · 1994
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
The long earth cover
The long earth
Terry Pratchett · 2012
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
The Number of the Beast cover
The Number of the Beast
Robert A. Heinlein · 1980
Both explore identity
71% genome match

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