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Books like Disruption: 9 series to read next

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

Disruption is 2 books, from 2014.

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A Clockwork Orange
Colossus (D. F. Jones)
Shade's Children milieu
Uglies Universe
The Handmaid's Tale
The Program
The One
Unwind Dystology
The Windup Universe

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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Clockwork Orange →

Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

seriesD. F. Jones3 books1966

About artificial intelligence.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Colossus →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

Post-apocalyptic, about survival and coming of age.

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Uglies UniverseSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld & Devin Grayson9 books2005

Science fiction and dystopia, set in near future.

“Tally Youngblood, the original tetralogy's protagonist, initially awaits her own operation before learning it also surgically dulls independent thought, driving her toward the hidden resistance community called the Smoke.”
from the catalogue description

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The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About gender and society, 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 →

The ProgramSeries

seriesSuzanne Young7 books2013

About identity.

“Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone.”
from the catalogue description of The Program

Start with The Program →

The OneSeries

seriesJohn Marrs2 books2017

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about surveillance, set in near future.

Start with The One →

Unwind DystologySeries

seriesNeal Shusterman5 books2007

About genetic engineering, set in north america.

“The first novel follows three teens fleeing that fate, and the sequels widen the same dystopia's cast and consequences across a four-book arc plus companion material.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Unwind →

The Windup UniverseSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2005

About genetic engineering and ecological collapse, set in southeast asia.

Start with The Calorie Man →

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 Disruption?: A Clockwork Orange — the closest match to Disruption on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Disruption?: Disruption. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Disruption.
How big is Disruption?: Disruption is 2 books, from 2014.

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