If you were drawn to Kirilow and Kora’s resilience and complexity in The Tiger Flu, you’ll be captivated by Aster in An Unkindness of Ghosts. Like Lai, Solomon crafts a powerful, nuanced heroine navigating oppression, gender, and survival, all while exploring identity and trauma in a world that feels both strange and familiar.

If you appreciated the haunting post-pandemic world of The Tiger Flu, you’ll be enthralled by Lauren’s journey through a devastated, climate-ravaged America in Parable of the Sower. Butler’s vision of survival, adaptation, and hope amidst chaos is as immersive and thought-provoking as Lai’s.

If the viral transformation and social upheaval in The Tiger Flu fascinated you, The Power offers another thrilling vision where a sudden, gendered shift in biology upends the world order. Alderman’s narrative is bold and unsettling, echoing Lai’s exploration of power, identity, and the body.

If you were captivated by the vivid, mythic worldbuilding and layers of allegory in The Tiger Flu, The Book of Joan delivers a similarly poetic and symbolic narrative. Yuknavitch’s story brims with environmental decay, gender fluidity, and rebellion—woven together with lush, evocative language.

If the genetically altered societies and eco-crises of The Tiger Flu intrigued you, The Windup Girl offers a gripping plunge into a future shaped by bioengineering, pandemics, and corporate power. Bacigalupi’s vision is richly detailed, with complex characters navigating a world on the brink.