Books like Heads
Loved Heads by Greg Bear? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Heads →8 books
- 1Neuromancer
Neuromancer
William GibsonA foundational science fiction novel about minds, bodies and technology that many readers of Bear's period also know.
- 2Permutation City
Permutation City
Greg EganA science fiction novel that takes a close look at consciousness and what minds might be made of.
- 3Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon
Richard K. MorganA science fiction novel in which personality can be moved between bodies, a theme close to questions about the self.
Books like it → - 4Snow Crash
Snow Crash
Neal StephensonA fast science fiction novel about technology and identity that has a strong following among readers of short, idea-driven science fiction.
- 5Diaspora
- 6Schismatrix
Schismatrix
Bruce SterlingA science fiction work set across a future in which humans have changed their own bodies and minds.
- 7Accelerando
Accelerando
Charles StrossA science fiction book of linked stories about minds, machines and the near future, written in a fast and idea-heavy style.
- 8The Fifth Head Of Cerberus
The Fifth Head Of Cerberus
Gene WolfeA short science fiction work that is built on questions of identity and what makes a person the same across time.
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