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8 best books like City of Truth (James K. Morrow): Of Wolves and Men, "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman, After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Hell is the Absence of God, The Book of Skulls, Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge, Selfies Are Forever, Articulated Restraint

Of Wolves and Men
AuthorBarry Lopez
ISBN0684163225
Originally published in 1978, this classic exploration of humanity’s complex relationship with and understanding of wolves returns with a new afterword by the author.

Humankind's relationship with the wolf is the sum of a spectrum of responses ranging from fear to admiration and affection....
"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
AuthorHarlan Ellison
ISBN1887424350
In a future where humanity has become obsessed with timekeeping and punctuality, a single mysterious figure tries to make a change, by wasting everybody's time.

Try reading that in a deep movie trailer voice.

“Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman is a whimsical and satirical...
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall
AuthorNancy Kress
ISBN1616960655
The year is 2035. After ecological disasters nearly destroyed the Earth, 26 survivors—the last of humanity—are trapped by an alien race in a sterile enclosure known as the Shell.

Fifteen-year-old Pete is one of the Six—children who were born deformed or sterile and raised in the Shell....
Hell is the Absence of God
AuthorTed Chiang
Which would you prefer: a judgemental God who causes suffering to sinners, or a reality where there is no justice at all?


Calvin: “Do you believe in the Devil... dedicated to the temptation corruption, and destruction of man?”
Hobbes: “I'm not sure man needs the help.”

This...
The Book of Skulls
AuthorRobert Silverberg
ISBN0345471385
Seeking the immortality promised in an ancient manuscript, The Book of Skulls, four friends, college roommates, go on a spring break trip to Arizona: Eli, the scholar, who found and translated the book; Timothy, scion of an American dynasty, born and bred to lead; Ned, poet and cynic; and Oliver, the...
Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge
AuthorMike Resnick
Final review, first posted on Fantasy Literature:

In this Hugo and Nebula award-winning novella by Mike Resnick, humanity once controlled much of the galaxy due to its ambition and ruthlessness, but then declined for unspecified reasons and is now an extinct race. About five thousand years...
Selfies Are Forever
AuthorMarcus Emerson
The name's Valentine, Brody Valentine, and I'm back with my fourth case. The sixth graders of Buchanan School are on a trip to the mall to watch our award winning show choir perform in the food court. Sounds like a pretty sweet gig, right? Not when there's danger lurking in the background. Someone's decided...
Articulated Restraint
AuthorMary Robinette Kowal
ISBN1250241308
3.5 stars for this SF short story, free online here at Tor.com. Review first posted here on Fantasy Literature:

Ruby Donaldson, an astronaut stationed on the Neutral Buoyancy Lab or NBL, is nursing a severely sprained ankle, which she twisted while practicing a Charleston Flip in a dance rehearsal,...
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