Recommendations based on The Hikeby Drew Magary

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  1. The Postmortal

    by Drew Magary
    A cure for aging is discovered, leading to a world where people can live forever. But immortality has its consequences.

    John Farrell is about to get "The Cure." Old age can never kill him now. The only problem is, everything else still can... Imagine a near future where a cure for aging is discovered and-after much ... (Goodreads)

  2. We Are Legion

    by Dennis E. Taylor
    A retired businessman is uploaded into a computer, where he embarks on an intergalactic journey.

    Alternate Cover Edition can be found, here,. Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. ... (Goodreads)

  3. Hex

    by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
    A cursed town where a witch roams freely, terrorizing its inhabitants. The curse is passed down through generations.

    “This is totally, brilliantly original.” —Stephen King, “HEX is creepy and gripping and original, sure to be one of the top horror novels of 2016.” —George R.R. Martin The English language debut of ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. Brief Lives

    by Neil Gaiman
    A journey of self-reflection as a man discovers the power of stories and their ability to shape our lives.

    Dream's youngest sister, the loopy Delirium, convinces him to go on a quest for their missing brother, Destruction. But Dream may learn that the cost of finding his prodigal sibling is more than he ... (Goodreads)

  5. Hawkeye, Volume 3: L.A. Woman

    by Matt Fraction
    The adventures of a super-powered, Native American hero on a mission to save Los Angeles.

    Collects Hawkeye Annual #1, Hawkeye #14, #16, #18, #20. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. Annihilation

    by Jeff VanderMeer
    A team of four women venture into a mysterious, surreal landscape in search of answers.

    A team of four women cross the border into an uninhabited area known as "Area X", an unspecified coastal location that has been closed to the public for three decades. The group consists of a ... (Wikipedia)

  7. For We Are Many

    by Dennis E. Taylor
    A group of disparate individuals are brought together to fight a common enemy.

    Bob Johansson didn’t believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for ... (Goodreads)

  8. Season of Mists

    by Neil Gaiman
    A supernatural journey through various mythologies and realms, a quest to reclaim a lost soul.

    This collection begins with an Endless family meeting, wherein Desire taunts Morpheus about his intolerant treatment of a former lover, the African queen 'Nada' ("Nada" is "Nothing" in Spanish ), ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Fables & Reflections

    by Neil Gaiman
    A collection of myths and tales about life, morality and the search for answers.

    NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. Gaiman created ... (Goodreads)

  10. Gun, With Occasional Music

    by Jonathan Lethem
    A noir detective story set in a dystopian future, exploring the relationship between humans and technology.

    The novel follows the adventures of Conrad Metcalf, a tough, smart-alecky private detective, through a futuristic version of San Francisco and Oakland , California . Metcalf is hired by a man who ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Welcome to Night Vale

    by Joseph Fink
    A mysterious small town in the desert, where strange happenings are the norm.

    From the creators of the wildly popular Welcome to Night Vale podcast comes an imaginative mystery of appearances and disappearances that is also a poignant look at the ways in which we all struggle ... (Goodreads)

  12. Hawkeye, Volume 2: Little Hits

    by Matt Fraction
    Superhero adventures of Hawkeye and his allies, fighting crime in New York City.

    Collects Hawkeye (2012) #6-11. Ace archer Clint Barton faces the digital doomsday of - DVR-Mageddon! Then: Cherry's got a gun. And she looks good in it. And Hawkeye gets very, very distracted. Plus: ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. The Knight at Dawn

    by Mary Pope Osborne
    An adventure to a magical past, where two children outsmart a mean nobleman.

    Peacocks for dinner and boys in skirts?, That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. In the Great Gall of the castle, a ... (Goodreads)

  14. Whys and Wherefores

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    A poignant tale of love, loss, and friendship, exploring the depths of the human heart.

    On July 17, 2002, all living mammals with a Y chromosome —including embryos and sperm —simultaneously die, with the exception of a young amateur escape artist named Yorick Brown and his Capuchin ... (Wikipedia)

  15. The Family Fang

    by Kevin Wilson
    A dysfunctional family of performance artists reunites after years of estrangement, leading to chaos and self-discovery.

    Annie and Buster Fang are the children of famous performance artists who, in the late 80s and early 90s, perform public interactive pieces with audiences who are unaware that they are performers and ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Dragon Teeth

    by Michael Crichton
    A thrilling tale of fossil hunters in the Wild West, competing to discover the secrets of long-lost dinosaurs.

    Michael Crichton, the number one New York Times best-selling author of Jurassic Park, returns to the world of palaeontology in this recently discovered novel - a thrilling adventure set in the Wild ... (Goodreads)

  17. Final Girls

    by Riley Sager
    A gripping tale of survival, as a woman confronts her past and the dark secrets of a notorious group.

    Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a ... (Goodreads)

  18. Infinite Jest

    by David Foster Wallace
    A journey through the absurdist world of entertainment, drugs, addiction & death.

    There are four major interwoven narratives: , These narratives are connected via a film, Infinite Jest , also referred to in the novel as "the Entertainment" or "the samizdat ". The film is so ... (Wikipedia)

  19. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

    by Michael Chabon
    Two cousins create a comic book superhero and find success and adventure in 1940s New York.

    The novel begins in 1939 with the arrival of 19-year-old Josef "Joe" Kavalier as a refugee in New York City , where he comes to live with his 17-year-old cousin, Sammy Klayman. With the help of his ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Fifth Season

    by N.K. Jemisin
    A world where seismic and magical disasters ravage the land, and a woman's journey to save humanity.

    In a prologue, an extraordinarily powerful orogene discusses the sad state of the world and laments the oppression of his race. He then uses his enormous power to fracture the entire continent along ... (Wikipedia)

  21. A River Runs Through it and Other Stories

    by Norman Maclean
    A series of stories about the life of a family and the relationship between two brothers.

    Just as Norman Maclean writes at the end of "A River Runs through It" that he is "haunted by waters," so have readers been haunted by his novella. A retired English professor who began writing ... (Goodreads)

  22. Armada

    by Ernest Cline
    A videogamer embarks on an epic journey to save the world from alien invaders.

    Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science-fiction books, movies, and videogames he’s spent his life consuming. Dreaming ... (Goodreads)

  23. All These Worlds

    by Dennis E. Taylor
    A scientist's mission to save humanity as they explore other planets and realities.

    Bobiverse fans: a signed limited edition of all three books in a boxed set, signed by the author, is now available on Amazon. Look for The Bobiverse [Signed Limited Edition] on Amazon, Being a ... (Barnes & Noble)

  24. Broken Homes

    by Ben Aaronovitch
    Detective investigates a supernatural murder in London, uncovering dark secrets along the way.

    Constable Peter Grant and Detective Chief Inspector Nightingale are called to investigate a road traffic accident involving Robert Weil. The investigating officers found human blood from a body in ... (Wikipedia)

  25. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

    by Anthony Marra
    An exploration of the aftermath of a civil war, and the power of human connection.

    A brilliant debut novel that brings to life an abandoned hospital where a tough-minded doctor decides to harbor a hunted young girl, with powerful consequences. In the final days of December 2004, in ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Woman in Cabin 10

    by Ruth Ware
    An intrepid reporter embarks on a luxury cruise, uncovering a dark and dangerous mystery.

    INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, AND, USA TODAY, BESTSELLER, , FROM THE AUTHOR OF, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, , Featured in TheSkimm, , An, Entertainment Weekly, “Summer Must List” Pick, , A, New York Post, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. Pines

    by Blake Crouch
    A man's journey to uncover the secrets of a mysterious town, and its inhabitants.

    Wayward Pines, Idaho, is quintessential small-town America–or so it seems. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in search of two missing federal agents, yet soon is facing much more than he ... (Goodreads)

  28. The Ask and the Answer

    by Patrick Ness
    A dystopian society where a rebel uprising is met with oppressive totalitarianism.

    Resuming directly after The Knife of Never Letting Go , Todd Hewitt is captured by the Mayor's army in Haven, renamed New Prentisstown, but his only concern is for Viola. He is forced to live in the ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Severance

    by Ling Ma
    A millennial office worker navigates a post-apocalyptic world plagued by a deadly virus.

    The narrative follows Candace Chen after societal collapse due to the Shen Fever pandemic and in flashbacks to her earlier life. Candace and her parents emigrate from Fuzhou , China to Salt Lake City ... (Wikipedia)

  30. Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat

    by Bill Watterson
    A hilarious and heart-warming comic strip about a boy and his pet tiger.

    Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat chronicles another segment of the multifarious adventures of this wild child and his faithful, but skeptical, friend. If the best cartoons compel readers to identify ... (Barnes & Noble)