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Books like Ecotopia: 9 series to read next

Ecotopia is science fiction, about ecological collapse and political intrigue, set in north america, hopeful in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ecotopia is 2 books, 1975–1981.

“The EE story seems to take place in the 1990s; Callenbach assumes that the pro-business, anti-environmental Reagan-era policies—already evident at the time of publication—will have persisted in the United States after Reagan's presidency.”
from the catalogue description of Ecotopia Emerging

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The Lost Cause
Orange County
The Handmaid's Tale
Earthseed
The Postman
Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Science in the Capital
Mara / Raging Earth
The Martian

The Lost CauseSeries

seriesCory Doctorow2 books2023

Science fiction and dystopia, reflective in tone, about ecological collapse and political intrigue, set in near future and north america.

“Canada is doing much better, and able to help USA.”
from the catalogue description of The Canadian Miracle

Start with The Canadian Miracle →

Orange CountySeries

seriesKim Stanley Robinson3 books1984

Science fiction, set in near future and north america.

“Each novel describes the life of young people in one of the three near-future worlds; each novel begins with an exposition that tells the reader about the fictional world.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Wild Shore →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

Dark and tense in tone, about totalitarianism and gender and society.

“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 →

EarthseedSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival and faith and religion.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Parable of the Sower →

The PostmanSeries

seriesDavid Brin3 books1982

Post-apocalyptic, about survival.

Start with The Postman →

Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series

seriesKim Stanley Robinson36 books1982

Hard science fiction, about terraforming and space colonization, set in mars.

“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Red Mars →

Science in the CapitalSeries

seriesKim Stanley Robinson5 books2004

Hard science fiction.

“Robinson later revised the trilogy into a single volume, Green Earth.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Forty Signs of Rain →

Mara / Raging EarthSeries

seriesJulie Bertagna4 books2002

Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival.

“Mara must think of a way to save herself, the other villagers and, most importantly, the world.”
from the catalogue description of Exodus

Start with Exodus →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hard science fiction, about survival, set in mars.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

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 Ecotopia?: The Lost Cause — the closest match to Ecotopia on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ecotopia?: Ecotopia Emerging. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ecotopia.
How big is Ecotopia?: Ecotopia is 2 books, 1975–1981.
Is Ecotopia finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1975–1981.

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