If you were captivated by Roy Complain’s desperate journey to uncover the truth behind his world in Non Stop, you’ll be riveted by Gully Foyle’s single-minded drive for revenge and meaning in The Stars My Destination. Both protagonists are propelled by urgent, personal missions through complex, hostile environments, with every chapter escalating the stakes and discoveries.

Orphans of the Sky immerses you in a claustrophobic, multi-generational spaceship society, much like the overgrown corridors and forgotten history of the ship in Non Stop. As Hugh Hoyland unravels the truth of his world, you’ll enjoy the same sense of creeping revelation and detailed, enclosed worldbuilding that made Aldiss’s story so memorable.

If you loved the enigmatic, overgrown ship and the constant questioning of reality in Non Stop, you’ll be drawn into the haunting landscape of Roadside Picnic. Redrick Schuhart’s forays into the Zone evoke the same sense of danger, discovery, and philosophical uncertainty that kept you turning pages in Aldiss’s novel.

Much like Roy’s bewildering journey through the uncharted regions of his ship, Severian’s path in Shadow of the Torturer is a gradual unveiling of a world filled with hidden truths and layered mysteries. You’ll appreciate the slow, immersive discovery and the sense that every answer opens up deeper questions.

If the decaying, insular society and sense of existential dread in Non Stop resonated with you, The Children of Men offers a similarly oppressive atmosphere. Theo’s navigation through a crumbling, infertile world mirrors the sense of fading hope and stark survival you found so gripping in Aldiss’s novel.