Series
Books like BZRK: 9 series to read next
BZRK is science fiction and cyberpunk, about nanotechnology, set in our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
BZRK is 3 books, 2012–2014.
“On one side Charles and Benjamin Armstrong, owners of the Armstrong Fancy Gifts Corporation have a goal to turn the world into their version of utopia.”
from the catalogue description
- Sprawl Trilogy
- Nexus 5
- The Handmaid's Tale
- A Song Called Youth / Eclipse
- Colossus (D. F. Jones)
- Shade's Children milieu
- Halting State
- Otherland
- Blade Runner Universe
- Sprawl TrilogySeries
seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981
About virtual reality, set in big city.
matchednear futurescience fictiontensecyberpunkdarkartificial intelligence
- Nexus 5Series
seriesRamez Naam3 books2012
Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in our world and near future.
matchedour worldnear futuretensescience fictiondarkartificial intelligence
- The Handmaid's TaleSeries
seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985
Dystopia, about gender and society, set in north america.
matchednear futuretensescience fictiondarktotalitarianismrebellion and revolution
seriesJohn Shirley3 books1985
Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense and dark in tone, about totalitarianism and rebellion and revolution, set in our world and near future.
matchedour worldnear futurescience fictiontensecyberpunkdarktotalitarianismrebellion and revolution
- Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series
seriesD. F. Jones3 books1966
Dystopia.
matchedour worldnear futurescience fictiontenseartificial intelligence
- Shade's Children milieuSeries
seriesGarth Nix2 books1997
Post-apocalyptic and dystopia, about survival and coming of age.
matchednear futurescience fictiontensedarkyoung adultrebellion and revolution
- Halting StateSeries
seriesCharles Stross2 books2007
Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and surveillance, set in near future.
matchednear futurescience fictiontensecyberpunkartificial intelligencesurveillance
- OtherlandSeries
seriesTad Williams6 books1996
About virtual reality, set in virtual world.
matchednear futurescience fictiontensecyberpunkour worldmultiple povartificial intelligence
- Blade Runner UniverseSeries
seriesK. W. Jeter, Archie Goodwin, Les Martin & Philip K. Dick6 books1968
About robots and identity, set in big city.
matchednear futurescience fictioncyberpunkdark
Read next in BZRK
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 BZRK?
- Sprawl Trilogy — the closest match to BZRK on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with BZRK?
- BZRK. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for BZRK.
- How big is BZRK?
- BZRK is 3 books, 2012–2014.