If you were fascinated by the evocative, fractured language and the deeply textured ruins of society in Riddley Walker, you'll be drawn into Engine Summer. Crowley crafts a haunting future Earth, where the protagonist Rush That Speaks journeys through remnants of lost civilizations and encounters mysterious traditions—mirroring the immersive, decipher-it-yourself experience you loved with Riddley's England.

If you were moved by the dark, gritty landscape and the sense of existential struggle in Riddley Walker, The Road will resonate with you. Follow the intimate, perilous journey of a father and son as they traverse a devastated world, confronting both the horrors and fleeting hopes of humanity much like Riddley did in his own perilous landscape.

If you found yourself pondering the big questions about faith, history, and the cyclical nature of civilization in Riddley Walker, you'll be captivated by A Canticle for Leibowitz. This novel follows monks in a post-nuclear monastery as they strive to preserve lost knowledge, echoing Riddley's search for meaning and the persistence of myth in a shattered world.

If you enjoyed unraveling the dense allegories and symbolic journeys of Riddley, The Book of the New Sun will intrigue you. As Severian, an exiled torturer, embarks on a quest through a dying Earth, you'll discover a labyrinth of meanings, hidden histories, and mythic resonances that invite close reading and reflection much like Hoban's work.

If you were compelled by Riddley's internal struggles and the raw, psychological portrayal of a collapsed society, Blindness offers a similarly intense, immersive perspective. Experience a city plunged into chaos by a sudden epidemic, where the unnamed narrator's journey through fear, hope, and moral ambiguity echoes the profound personal transformation found in Riddley Walker.