I’m looking for books that have that dark, heavy, desolate feel of dark ambient music (think Vestigial, Cryo Chamber). To me, parts of Altered Carbon has it – especially Broken Angels – but I’m struggling to find books that mimic that. Preferably not too hard science too.
by mustytomato
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The Wall by Marlen Haushofer (if you’re not specifically looking for sci-fi)
Recursion by Blake Crouch. The darkly mind-bending nature of this book makes it a good literary mirror to dark ambient, I think.
Maybe also The Dumb House by John Burnside. There’s something cold and haunting about this book. It keeps you on edge but in a distant way. Difficult to describe.