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Books like Bat Hardin: 9 series to read next

Bat Hardin is science fiction, set in near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Bat Hardin is 3 books, 1974–1976.

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Orange County
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Socialist Union of American States
Space Merchants
Blade Runner Universe
Future History
Quantum Logic
Fahrenheit 451
Hainish

Orange CountySeries

seriesKim Stanley Robinson3 books1984

Science fiction, set in near future and north america.

“Each novel describes the life of young people in one of the three near-future worlds; each novel begins with an exposition that tells the reader about the fictional world.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Wild Shore →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

Socialist Union of American StatesSeries

seriesMaureen F. McHugh4 books1989

Science fiction, about class conflict, set in near future and north america.

“The related novella Protection returns to the same future without following Zhang directly.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Baffin Island →

Space MerchantsSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth2 books1953

Dark in tone, 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 →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about robots and identity.

“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? →

Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Life-Line →

Quantum LogicSeries

seriesGreg Bear7 books1990

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

Reading order →

Fahrenheit 451Series

seriesRay Bradbury2 books1951

About books and reading and totalitarianism.

“Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen exist to burn them, it follows fireman Guy Montag as doubts about his job push him toward the very literature he's supposed to destroy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Fireman →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

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 Bat Hardin?: Orange County — the closest match to Bat Hardin on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Bat Hardin?: Commune 2000 A.D.. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Bat Hardin.
How big is Bat Hardin?: Bat Hardin is 3 books, 1974–1976.
Is Bat Hardin finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1974–1976.

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