Books like The Number of the Beast

The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein reads as playful, philosophical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The cat who walks through walls

Robert A. Heinlein · 1985

Both explore identity

83% genome match

Roadmarks

Roger Zelazny · 1979

Both explore time travel & identity

65% genome match

The Demolished Man

Alfred Bester

Same sci-fi feel

58% genome match

Neuromancer

William Gibson · 1984

Both explore identity

54% genome match

Guardians of time

Poul Anderson · 1961

Both explore time travel

60% genome match

Echoes in Time

Andre Norton · 1999

Both explore time travel

60% genome match

Young Miles

Lois McMaster Bujold · 1997

Both explore identity

58% genome match

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

Charles Yu · 2010

Both explore time travel & identity

59% genome match

Rogue moon

Algis Budrys · 1960

Both explore identity

57% genome match

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut · 1969

Same sci-fi feel

51% genome match

The Proteus operation

James P. Hogan · 1985

Both explore time travel

56% genome match

Jumper

Steven Gould · 1992

Same sci-fi feel

53% genome match