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by Stephen Hawking

Non-FictionScience ❄️ 0/5

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8 Books Matched to A Brief History of Time

Grouped by the elements that made A Brief History of Time unforgettable.

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1984

by George Orwell

🌶️ 1/5 · 328p · Dystopian, Science Fiction

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94%

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 192p · Dystopian, Science Fiction

If A Brief History of Time was your type, A Clockwork Orange is its hot friend.

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91%

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

by Haruki Murakami

🌶️ 1/5 · 400p · Science Fiction, Literary Fiction

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Childhood's End

by Arthur C. Clarke

❄️ 0/5 · 224p · Science Fiction, Classic Science Fiction

Same enemies-to-lovers energy as A Brief History of Time, but Arthur C. Clarke cranks the addictive to eleven.

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86%

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

by Becky Chambers

🌶️ 1/5 · 518p · Science Fiction, Space Opera

If A Brief History of Time left a void, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet fills it — then digs a new one.

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84%

Record of a Spaceborn Few

by Becky Chambers

❄️ 0/5 · 368p · Science Fiction, Cozy SF

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81%

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

by Becky Chambers

❄️ 0/5 · 325p · Science Fiction, Cozy SF

We'd swipe right on this for you. ❄️ spice, 325 pages, pure addictive.

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79%

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

by Becky Chambers

❄️ 0/5 · 160p · Science Fiction, Cozy Fantasy

If A Brief History of Time left a void, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy fills it — then digs a new one.

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Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

1984 by George Orwell — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 328 pages

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Books similar to A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking include other non-fiction and science novels that share its themes. Our curated list matches books by genre DNA and reading mood.

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A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking is primarily Non-Fiction and Science. Our similar book recommendations include titles from the same and related genres.

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