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Books like Colossus (D. F. Jones): 9 series to read next

Colossus (D. F. Jones) is science fiction and dystopia, about artificial intelligence, 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.

Colossus (D. F. Jones) is 3 books, 1966–1977.

“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.”
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The Handmaid's Tale
A Clockwork Orange
Sprawl Trilogy
The Circle (Eggers)
Space Merchants
BZRK
A Song Called Youth / Eclipse
Nexus 5
Fahrenheit 451

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 →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Challenging in tone, set in big city and british isles.

“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.”
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Start with A Clockwork Orange →

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 →

The Circle (Eggers)Series

seriesDave Eggers2 books2013

Set in big city.

“Dave Eggers's The Circle follows Mae's rise inside the company as she buys further and further into its ideology, at increasing cost to her own privacy and the people around her.”
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Start with The Circle →

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 →

BZRKSeries

seriesMichael Grant3 books2012

Cyberpunk, about nanotechnology.

“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.”
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Start with BZRK →

A Song Called Youth / EclipseSeries

seriesJohn Shirley3 books1985

Cyberpunk, about rebellion and revolution.

Start with Eclipse →

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 →

Fahrenheit 451Series

seriesRay Bradbury2 books1951

About books and reading.

“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 →

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 Colossus (D. F. Jones)?: The Handmaid's Tale — the closest match to Colossus (D. F. Jones) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Colossus (D. F. Jones)?: Colossus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Colossus (D. F. Jones).
How big is Colossus (D. F. Jones)?: Colossus (D. F. Jones) is 3 books, 1966–1977.
Is Colossus (D. F. Jones) finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1966–1977.

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