Read-alikes and related books

Books like Valis

Looking for read-alikes for Valis by Philip K. Dick? These 24 titles overlap in Hard Science Fiction, Paranormal, Psychological, and Humorous and overall literary texture.

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Top related books to Valis

Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

The Last Wild Horses

Maja Lunde

Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Humorous • Literary Collections

The Divine Invasion

Philip K. Dick

Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Psychological • Humorous

Outside Looking in A Novel — T. C. Boyle

T.C. Boyle

Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Psychological • Literary Collections

The Complete Cosmicomics

Italo Calvino

Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Humorous • Literary Collections

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Paul Tremblay

Themes: Paranormal • Psychological • Literary Collections

Little Gods A Novel

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Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Literary Collections • American

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Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Paranormal • Humorous

The Invisible Man A Grotesque Romance

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Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Psychological • Humorous

Rendezvous with Rama

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Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Literary Collections • American

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We A Novel

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Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Literary Collections • American

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The New Space Opera

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Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Literary Collections • American

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Bird Box A Novel

Josh Malerman

Themes: Paranormal • Psychological • American

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Solaris — Stanisław Lem

Stanislaw Lem

Themes: Paranormal • Humorous • Literary Collections

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The Arrest A Novel

Jonathan Lethem

Themes: Humorous • Literary Collections • American

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Fool A Novel — Christopher Moore

CHRISTOPHER. MOORE

Themes: Paranormal • Humorous • American

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Carpe Jugulum A Discworld Novel

Terry Pratchett

Themes: Paranormal • Humorous • American

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After Me Comes the Flood A Novel

Sarah Perry

Themes: Psychological • Literary Collections • American

#18

Heaven’s My Destination A Novel

Thornton Wilder

Themes: Psychological • Humorous • American

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The Lace Reader A Novel

Brunonia Barry

Themes: Paranormal • Psychological • Science Fiction

#20

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 Bestselling Anthology of Award-Winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories

L. Ron Hubbard

Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Humorous • Literary Collections

#21

Queenie Malone’s Paradise Hotel

Ruth Hogan

Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Paranormal • Science Fiction

#22

Bradbury Speaks Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars

Ray Bradbury

Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Literary Collections • American

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The Gold Bug Variations

Richard Powers

Themes: Hard Science Fiction • Literary Collections • American

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The Perfect Play

Louise Wener

Themes: Psychological • Humorous • Literary Collections

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Hard Science Fiction, Paranormal, Psychological — the same threads that run through Valis by Philip K. Dick. Among the authors featured: Maja Lunde, Philip K. Dick, T.C. Boyle, Italo Calvino, and others.