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Books like From the Crazy Maniac Files: 9 series to read next

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

From the Crazy Maniac Files is 3 books, 2018–2023.

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Foundation
Blade Runner Universe
Hardwired
Sprawl Trilogy
Halting State
Otherland
WWW Trilogy
Dogs of War (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Richard Forthrast

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Dark in tone, about 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? →

HardwiredSeries

seriesWalter Jon Williams3 books1986

Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, set in our world and near future.

“Voice of the Whirlwind, published three years later, is a loosely connected follow-up set in the same future, sharing its technological and political backdrop with a different cast of characters.”
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Start with Hardwired →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Dark in tone, about 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 →

Halting StateSeries

seriesCharles Stross2 books2007

About surveillance.

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

Start with Halting State →

OtherlandSeries

seriesTad Williams6 books1996

About virtual reality, set in virtual world.

“Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.”
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Start with City of Golden Shadow →

WWW TrilogySeries

seriesRobert J. Sawyer3 books2009

Set in north america.

Start with Wake →

Dogs of War (Adrian Tchaikovsky)Series

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky3 books2017

Science fiction and cyberpunk, set in near future and our world.

“Dogs of War, Bear Head, and Bee Speaker widen from that first book's battlefield into questions of AI rights, corporate power, and non-human consciousness across a near-future Earth.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dogs of War →

Richard ForthrastSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson2 books2011

About virtual reality, set in north america and virtual world.

“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Reamde →

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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.

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What should I read after From the Crazy Maniac Files?: Foundation — the closest match to From the Crazy Maniac Files on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with From the Crazy Maniac Files?: Classic Cyborg. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for From the Crazy Maniac Files.
How big is From the Crazy Maniac Files?: From the Crazy Maniac Files is 3 books, 2018–2023.

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