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Loved 11/22/63 by Stephen King? Here are 10 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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10 books

  1. 1Time and Again

    Time and Again

    Jack Finney

    King cited this classic tale of a man sent back to 1880s New York—who falls in love with both the era and a woman—as a key inspiration for 11/22/63.

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  2. 2Replay

    Replay

    Ken Grimwood

    Like King's novel, this emotional story explores the longing to fix the past, reliving decades of late-20th-century America while grappling with fate.

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  3. 3Making History

    Making History

    Stephen Fry

    Shares 11/22/63's premise of using time travel to avert a monumental 20th-century historical tragedy, only to unleash shocking unintended consequences.

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  4. 4The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

    The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

    Claire North

    Features high-stakes efforts to prevent future catastrophes across the 20th century, matched with rich period detail and philosophical weight.

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  5. 5Blackout

    Blackout

    Connie Willis

    Echoes King's immersive historical depth and suspense as time travelers in 1940s Britain fear they have disrupted history and become trapped.

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  6. 6Lightning

    Lightning

    Dean Koontz

    A propulsive thriller where time-travel interventions across mid-century America collide with destiny and dark, suspenseful conspiracies.

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  7. 7The Gone World

    The Gone World

    Tom Sweterlitsch

    Blends time travel, investigative procedural mystery, and the relentless dread of timeline disruption into a tense, dark thriller.

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  8. 8The End of Eternity

    The End of Eternity

    Isaac Asimov

    Deals with calculating operatives who alter history to prevent disasters, complicated by forbidden romance and the stubborn resistance of reality.

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  9. 9Version Control

    Version Control

    Dexter Clarence Palmer

    A rich, character-driven exploration of grief and altered timelines that echoes King's patient pacing and focus on everyday human lives.

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  10. 10Wrong Place Wrong Time

    Wrong Place Wrong Time

    Gillian McAllister

    Captures the frantic drive to change a catastrophic outcome by traveling backward in time, wrestling with the stubborn momentum of past events.

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