If you were drawn to Hwa’s complex ethics and tough choices in Company Town, you’ll love Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon. Kovacs is a former soldier-turned-detective in a future where consciousness can be transferred between bodies, and his investigation plunges him into a world of corruption, brutality, and fractured loyalties. The lines between right and wrong are always blurred, making every decision fraught and fascinating.

If the immersive, near-future world of New Arcadia fascinated you in Company Town, The Windup Girl will grip you with its vivid depiction of a future Bangkok shaped by biotechnology, climate change, and ruthless megacorporations. The city’s sights, sounds, and social tensions are rendered in painstaking detail, pulling you deep into a world both alien and eerily familiar.

If you loved Hwa’s relentless pursuit of her goal to protect her client in Company Town, you’ll connect with Murderbot’s determination in All Systems Red. Tasked with safeguarding a group of humans, Murderbot faces escalating dangers and must navigate its own conflicted feelings about its role—all while trying to accomplish its mission at any cost.

If you appreciated the way Company Town raises questions about class, technology, and personal agency, The Dispossessed will resonate with you. Le Guin’s novel delves deeply into issues of society, morality, and what it means to be free, following physicist Shevek as he challenges the boundaries of his anarchist society and questions the structures around him.

If the bleak, high-stakes mood of Company Town kept you turning pages, Zeroes will immerse you in a tense, menacing world. A group of hackers is coerced into working for the government, only to discover a conspiracy that spirals into violence and paranoia. The story’s gritty tone and suspenseful twists make every chapter feel dangerous.