Mickey 17 is out in theaters starting March 7, and if you’re like me and read Mickey7 before exploring the fantastic direction of Bong Joon Ho’s new movie, then I have the perfect recommendations for even more! If you’re a fan of dark-humored sci-fi books featuring paradoxes, planet colonization, space travel, and a main character who kind of hates their job, check these out:
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
I’m pretty sure any book by John Scalzi would be a perfect fit for comparison since his work features dark humor, science fiction, and weird paradoxes. The Kaiju Preservation Society is no exception featuring a guy who starts a new job working as a “grunt” for an animal rights corporation only to find out that he’d be working in an alternate universe where the monsters from famous Godzilla movies actually exist. I don’t think anyone can imagine a worse job than feeding giant lizard monsters without being trampled everyday.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
This is a more uplifting story of humans meeting aliens on an intergalactic trip to save the world. Similar to the “creepers” in Mickey7, you’ll explore as one human gets to know an alien lifeform outside of Earth and how their mutual objective to save their worlds creates an otherworldly bond that will warm your heart.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
No one hates their job more than Murderbot, who would much rather be watching its favorite TV series than working with the humans. When Murderbot begins to gain consciousness, its understanding of humans and the work it does isn’t exactly what it wants to do taking it on a mission to free itself from the tyranny of its corporate job.
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Imagine you take on a new role at work, but job training is a little bit different. For Mahit Dzmare, that means inheriting a chip implanted into her brain that recalls all the memories of her predecessor. And one of those memories just happens to be the way he died. On a mission to find the murderer and save herself, this book is truly worthy of its Hugo Award for Best Novel.
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Let’s not forget that Mickey7 at its core is also a book about colonization on other planets and the survival of human beings beyond the borders of the Earth. I don’t think I know a much more popular series than The Expanse and if you need a good boost of space opera with your science fiction about a guy who leaves his day job to pursue a career in saving the universe.
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