If you loved the way Vurt plunged you into its surreal, drug-fueled alternate Manchester—where reality and virtuality blur—then Snow Crash will thrill you with its hyperkinetic dive into the Metaverse and the dangerous mind-altering 'Snow Crash' virus. Hiro Protagonist's wild journey through anarchic city-states and digital hallucinations brings the same sense of boundary-pushing worldbuilding and reality-bending adventure.

If Scribble's gang in Vurt—with their questionable choices and blurry lines between right and wrong—captivated you, you'll be drawn to Avery Cates in The Electric Church. He's a hitman in a gritty, dystopian future where survival often means making impossible moral choices. Like Vurt, this book doesn't shy away from complex, flawed protagonists.

If you were fascinated by the psychedelic, multifaceted underbelly of Manchester in Vurt, you'll be enthralled by the sprawling, grotesque city of New Crobuzon in Perdido Street Station. Miéville's world is packed with strange technologies, hybrid creatures, and a dangerous, ever-shifting society that will satisfy your craving for immersive, unusual cityscapes.

If the trippy, fragmented storytelling in Vurt kept you guessing what was real and what was illusion, you'll appreciate Slaughterhouse-Five's time-hopping structure and unreliable reality. Billy Pilgrim's leaps between war, alien abduction, and mundane life create a similarly disorienting—and thought-provoking—reading experience.

If you were gripped by Scribble's relentless search for his lost love in Vurt, you'll be riveted by Gully Foyle's vengeful mission across a dangerous, lawless future in The Stars My Destination. The book moves at breakneck speed, pulling you along with a protagonist who stops at nothing to achieve his goal.