If you were drawn to the way Oryx and Crake asks what it means to be human and the moral consequences of scientific progress, you'll be captivated by Never Let Me Go. Ishiguro’s novel follows Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy as they grow up in a mysterious boarding school, gradually uncovering the chilling truth behind their existence. The story’s slow revelations and haunting atmosphere will satisfy your love of deeply philosophical, thought-provoking fiction.

If you appreciated the stark and chilling world in Oryx and Crake, the devastated landscapes and desperate survival in The Road will grip you. McCarthy’s novel follows a father and son journeying through a ruined America, their struggles for food, safety, and hope echoing the bleakness and intensity of Atwood’s post-apocalyptic vision.

If you found the social critique and engineered society of Oryx and Crake fascinating, Brave New World offers another chilling look at a future shaped by biotechnology. The novel’s focus on engineered classes, soma-induced happiness, and the suppression of individuality will appeal to your taste for dystopian cautionary tales.

If you loved the rich, believable future shaped by genetic engineering and environmental disaster in Oryx and Crake, you’ll be enthralled by The Windup Girl. Bacigalupi’s vision of a biopunk Thailand, full of calorie companies, engineered plagues, and complex politics, offers immersive worldbuilding and a cautionary ecological message.

If you enjoyed the satirical, sometimes absurd tone that runs beneath the darkness of Oryx and Crake, Cat’s Cradle is a perfect match. Vonnegut’s tale of Dr. Felix Hoenikker and the world-ending substance ice-nine mixes dark humor with biting social commentary about scientific hubris and human folly.