Books like The Guns of the South

The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove reads as speculative, tense. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Langoliers

Stephen King · 1991

Both explore time travel

55% genome match

The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories [12 works]

Isaac Asimov · 1976

Both explore technology

64% genome match

Mindstorms

Neal Shusterman · 1996

Both explore technology

67% genome match

Fatherland

Harris, Robert · 1992

Both explore alternate history

62% genome match

How few remain

Harry Turtledove · 1997

Both explore technology

62% genome match

Underground airlines

Ben H. Winters · 2016

Both explore alternate history

62% genome match

Stories from the Twilight Zone

Rod Serling · 1960

Same sci-fi feel

60% genome match

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth · 2004

Same historical feel

56% genome match

Gateway

Frederik Pohl

Same sci-fi feel

57% genome match

The Kraken Wakes

John Wyndham · 1953

Same sci-fi feel

57% genome match

Midnight

Dean Koontz

Same sci-fi feel

54% genome match

The Weapon Shops of Isher

A. E. van Vogt · 1951

Both explore time travel

56% genome match