If you loved the creative use of time travel in The Future of Another Timeline, you’ll be swept away by This Is How You Lose the Time War. Red and Blue, rival agents on opposite sides of a war across timelines, communicate through secret letters hidden in history itself. The story’s intricate time-hopping, code-breaking, and subversive missions evoke the same sense of possibility and rebellion, while offering a unique, poetic spin on what it means to fight for a better future.

If you connected with Tess and Beth’s struggles and agency in The Future of Another Timeline, you’ll be drawn to The Power. Here, women across the world suddenly develop extraordinary abilities, leading to a radical shift in global power structures. The novel follows several women with distinct voices and ambitions, challenging gender norms and exploring the consequences of empowerment, much like Newitz’s dynamic, determined protagonists.

If you appreciated the political urgency and activism in The Future of Another Timeline, The Ministry for the Future offers a sweeping, realistic vision of global change. The story follows Mary Murphy and others as they navigate climate crisis, grassroots activism, and global politics, weaving together a tapestry of movements fighting for a better future. Like Newitz’s timeline rebels, these characters believe in collective action and the power to reshape society.

If you were drawn to the inclusive, intersectional cast in The Future of Another Timeline, The Space Between Worlds delivers a powerful narrative centered on Cara, a multiverse traveler whose marginalized identity shapes her journey. The book explores how identity, privilege, and social structures shift across worlds, echoing Newitz’s commitment to diverse, authentic representation and thought-provoking alternate histories.

If you valued the way The Future of Another Timeline wove personal relationships with the momentum of historical shifts, Kindred will resonate with you. Dana, a modern Black woman, is repeatedly pulled back in time to antebellum Maryland, where she must confront both personal and systemic violence. Like Newitz’s narrative, Butler’s novel merges the intimate with the historical, using time travel as a lens to examine activism, survival, and legacy.