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Books like Dalrymple: 9 series to read next

Dalrymple is mystery & detective. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dalrymple is 8 books, 1997–2019.

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A Clockwork Orange
The Handmaid's Tale
Sprawl Trilogy
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Space Merchants
Blade Runner Universe
Divergent
Halting State
David Silver

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Challenging in tone.

“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 Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About gender and society and rebellion and revolution, set in north america.

“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 artificial intelligence and 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 →

Nineteen Eighty-FourSeries

seriesGeorge Orwell, Mike Dean & Sandra Newman4 books1949

Dystopia.

Start with Nineteen Eighty-Four →

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 →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Cyberpunk, 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? →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

About identity, set in north america.

Start with The Transfer →

Halting StateSeries

seriesCharles Stross2 books2007

Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence.

“The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Halting State →

David SilverSeries

seriesLynn S. Hightower4 books1992

About aliens.

“The Elaki have come from the stars to offer humankind a helping hand.”
from the catalogue description of Alien Blues

Start with Alien Blues →

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 Dalrymple?: A Clockwork Orange — the closest match to Dalrymple on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dalrymple?: Body Politic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dalrymple.
How big is Dalrymple?: Dalrymple is 8 books, 1997–2019.

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