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Books like God Complex: 9 series to read next

God Complex is fairy tale retelling and science fiction, about gods, set in near future, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

God Complex is 52 books across 11 series, 2014–2020.

“Each thread stands largely on its own, so a newcomer simply picks a myth and follows it down.”
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Sprawl Trilogy
Blade Runner Universe
Bridge Trilogy
Nexus 5
BZRK
A Clockwork Orange
Hardwired
A Song Called Youth / Eclipse
The Windup Universe

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

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 →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

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? →

Bridge TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson4 books1990

Set in north america.

“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
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Start with Virtual Light →

Nexus 5Series

seriesRamez Naam3 books2012

Science fiction, dark and tense 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 →

BZRKSeries

seriesMichael Grant3 books2012

About totalitarianism.

“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 Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about totalitarianism.

“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 →

HardwiredSeries

seriesWalter Jon Williams3 books1986

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

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Hardwired →

A Song Called Youth / EclipseSeries

seriesJohn Shirley3 books1985

About rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism.

Start with Eclipse →

The Windup UniverseSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2005

Dystopia, about genetic engineering and ecological collapse, set in southeast asia.

Start with The Calorie Man →

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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 God Complex?: Sprawl Trilogy — the closest match to God Complex on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is God Complex?: God Complex is 52 books across 11 series, 2014–2020.

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