If you were fascinated by the sweeping timescales and speculative future evolution in Man After Man, you'll be entranced by Evolution. Baxter's novel follows humanity from primordial mammals to unimaginable post-human descendants, weaving stories of adaptation and extinction across eons. It offers the same mind-bending, epic perspective on our species' past and future.

If you loved the vivid, imaginative new species and cultures in Man After Man, Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun immerses you in a far-future Earth transformed beyond recognition. You'll encounter strange customs, technologies, and beings as Severian journeys through a world as richly layered and mysterious as Dixon's speculative future.

If the scientific plausibility and evolutionary speculation of Man After Man drew you in, The Time Machine will appeal to your curiosity. Wells's novella sends its protagonist to distant eras, confronting the Eloi and Morlocks—two post-human species born from relentless evolution—in a classic of hard scientific imagination.

If you appreciated the philosophical undertones of Man After Man—questions about adaptation, survival, and what it means to be human—Roadside Picnic offers a profound exploration of humanity's place in a changed world. The story of Redrick navigating the Zone is as much about existential uncertainty as it is about the bizarre phenomena left by extraterrestrial visitors.

If you were moved by the depiction of evolving and diverging human species in Man After Man, Golding's The Inheritors offers a poignant and imaginative tale of Neanderthals meeting modern humans. Through Lok and Fa's eyes, you'll experience a world on the brink of change, echoing Dixon's themes of transformation and extinction.