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Books like Blade Runner: 9 series to read next

Blade Runner is science fiction and cyberpunk, about robots, set in near future, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Blade Runner is 3 books, 1995–2000.

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Blade Runner Universe
Sprawl Trilogy
Budayeen
Bridge Trilogy
Hardwired
Divergent
A Clockwork Orange
The Synth Crisis
A Song Called Youth / Eclipse

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Science fiction and cyberpunk, dark in tone, about robots and identity, set in near future and 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? →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

About virtual reality.

“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 →

BudayeenSeries

seriesGeorge Alec Effinger13 books1973

Set in middle east.

“Budayeen Nights, published after Effinger's death, gathers his shorter fiction set in the same neon-lit quarter.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City on the Sand →

Bridge TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson4 books1990

Set in north america.

“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
from the catalogue description of Virtual Light
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Start with Virtual Light →

HardwiredSeries

seriesWalter Jon Williams3 books1986

Set in our world.

“Voice of the Whirlwind, published three years later, is a loosely connected follow-up set in the same future, sharing its technological and political backdrop with a different cast of characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Hardwired →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

Dystopia, set in north america.

Start with The Transfer →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in our world.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Clockwork Orange →

The Synth CrisisSeries

seriesGreg Dragon5 books2017

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation.

“After a devastating war forced humans to rely on synths for survival, the two have learned to coexist peacefully.”
from the catalogue description of Dhata Mays

Start with Dhata Mays →

A Song Called Youth / EclipseSeries

seriesJohn Shirley3 books1985

About rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in our world.

Start with Eclipse →

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 Blade Runner?: Blade Runner Universe — the closest match to Blade Runner on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Blade Runner?: The Edge of Human. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Blade Runner.
How big is Blade Runner?: Blade Runner is 3 books, 1995–2000.

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