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Books like 2034 Universe: 9 series to read next

2034 Universe is science fiction, about political intrigue and war, set in near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

2034 Universe is 3 books, 2021–2026.

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The Handmaid's Tale
Sprawl Trilogy
Space Merchants
Nexus 5
Colossus (D. F. Jones)
Blade Runner Universe
Unwind Dystology
Empire (Orson Scott Card)
The Fourth Realm

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About gender and society and rebellion and revolution.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Cyberpunk, about virtual reality, set in big city.

“Johnny Mnemonic, an early short story set in the same fictional milieu, predates the novels and introduces the courier Molly Millions before her role in the trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Neuromancer →

Space MerchantsSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth2 books1953

About class conflict, set in venus & inner planets.

“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Space Merchants →

Nexus 5Series

seriesRamez Naam3 books2012

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in near future and our world.

“The trilogy continues through Crux and Apex, following the same central conflict over who controls the technology.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Nexus →

Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

seriesD. F. Jones3 books1966

Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in near future and our world.

“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Colossus →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

seriesK. W. Jeter, Archie Goodwin, Les Martin & Philip K. Dick6 books1968

Cyberpunk, about robots and identity, set in big city.

“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →

Unwind DystologySeries

seriesNeal Shusterman5 books2007

About rebellion and revolution and genetic engineering.

“The first novel follows three teens fleeing that fate, and the sequels widen the same dystopia's cast and consequences across a four-book arc plus companion material.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Unwind →

Empire (Orson Scott Card)Series

seriesOrson Scott Card2 books2006

About rebellion and revolution.

“The sequel Hidden Empire was released December 22, 2009.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Empire →

The Fourth RealmSeries

seriesJohn Twelve Hawks3 books2005

Set in contemporary.

“The trilogy has been translated into 25 languages and has sold more than 1.5 million books.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Traveler →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after 2034 Universe?: The Handmaid's Tale — the closest match to 2034 Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with 2034 Universe?: 2034: A Novel of the Next World War. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for 2034 Universe.
How big is 2034 Universe?: 2034 Universe is 3 books, 2021–2026.

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