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Genetic Engineering Books

Books selected for readers looking for genetic engineering books.

27 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·3 crossover shelves·121% reader overlap with Apocalyptic & Post Apocalyptic Books

1. All Tomorrows
C. M. Kosemen
Fits this list for its focus on genetic.
Shelf signal: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
2. Clay's Ark
Octavia E. Butler, Robin Miles
Included for strong african alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
3. Exo
Colin Brush
Included for strong science alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Sci-Fi Crime
4. Those Beyond the Wall
Micaiah Johnson
Included for strong science alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Sci-Fi Crime
5. Machine
Elizabeth Bear
Included for strong fiction alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Alien Contact
6. Artificial Wisdom
Steven Pacey, Thomas R. Weaver
Included for strong book club alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Sci-Fi Crime
7. Beneath
Ariel Sullivan
Included for strong short story alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: YA Sci-Fi Romance
8. Blindsight
Peter Watts, T. Ryder Smith
Included for strong space alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
9. A Pale Light in the Black
K. B. Wagers
Included for strong romance alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Military Sci-Fi
10. Awakened
Laura Elliott
Included for strong science alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
11. Brave New World
Aldous Huxley, John Sutherland
Included for strong science alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
12. Dawn
Octavia E. Butler
Included for strong book club alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
13. Ancestral Night
Elizabeth Bear
Included for strong science alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Alien Contact
14. A Rebel's History of Mars
Nadia Afifi
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Space Exploration Fiction
15. Wild Seed
Octavia E. Butler
Included for strong book club alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
16. The Tusks of Extinction
Ray Nayler
Included for strong fiction alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
17. Noor
Nnedi Okorafor
Included for strong book club alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Africa for Teens
18. The One
John Marrs, Clare Corbett
Included for strong book club alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
19. This Crowded Earth
Robert Bloch
Fits this list for its focus on engineering and genetic.
Shelf signal: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
20. Andromeda's Fall: a Novel of the Legion of the Damned
William C. Dietz
Included for strong military alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Military Sci-Fi
21. The Book of Elsewhere
Keanu Reeves, China Miéville
Included for strong book club alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
22. Dogs of War
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Included for strong book club alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Military Sci-Fi
23. More Perfect
Temi Oh
Included for strong social alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
24. Lightbreakers
Aja Gabel
Included for strong book club alignment with this genetic engineering list.
Shelf signal: Time Travel Fiction