If you loved the intricately layered, cinema-inspired narrative style of Radiance, you'll be swept up by The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. Turton's novel twists time and perspective, challenging you to piece together a murder mystery told through shifting identities and timelines. Like Valente’s use of film reels and fragmented storytelling, this book continually reassembles itself, making you question what is real and who can be trusted.

If you enjoyed how Radiance intertwined disparate genres, histories, and voices, Cloud Atlas will captivate you. Mitchell’s novel braids together six stories across time and space, each echoing and refracting the others. The interconnected narratives and shifting literary styles echo the ambitious, kaleidoscopic storytelling of Valente’s work.

If you were drawn to the immersive, meticulously detailed alternative solar system of Radiance, you’ll find a similar delight in Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union. Set in an alternate-history Jewish settlement in Alaska, the novel offers rich worldbuilding, noir atmosphere, and inventive cultural twists—much like Valente’s wild reimagining of Hollywood and space.

If you appreciated Radiance for its playful approach to storytelling and its self-aware commentary on narrative itself, Calvino’s If on a winter’s night a traveler is a must-read. This novel breaks the fourth wall, directly engages you as the reader, and constantly shifts its narrative form, echoing Valente’s metafictional techniques and genre-bending structure.

If you loved the motley crew and interconnected relationships threading through Radiance, you’ll adore Becky Chambers’ The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. The novel follows a diverse team aboard the Wayfarer, exploring their personal histories and bonds. Like Valente’s cast, the characters here are nuanced, quirky, and build a found-family dynamic that’s both heartfelt and engaging.