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Books like Halo (Tom Maddox): 9 series to read next

Halo (Tom Maddox) is science fiction and cyberpunk, set in near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Halo (Tom Maddox) is 5 books, 1985–1991.

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Sprawl Trilogy
Blade Runner Universe
Bridge Trilogy
Hardwired
Halting State
Budayeen
Hot Head
Lock In
Otherland

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Science fiction and cyberpunk, dark and tense in tone, about virtual reality and artificial intelligence, set in near future and big city.

“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.

“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

Science fiction and cyberpunk, set in near future and big city.

“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.”
from the catalogue description of Virtual Light
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Start with Virtual Light →

HardwiredSeries

seriesWalter Jon Williams3 books1986

Set in 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 →

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 →

BudayeenSeries

seriesGeorge Alec Effinger13 books1973

Set in middle east.

“Budayeen Nights, published after Effinger's death, gathers his shorter fiction set in the same neon-lit quarter.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City on the Sand →

Hot HeadSeries

seriesSimon Ings2 books1992

Set in our world.

“Part cyberpunk, part neo-noir, Ings attracted positive reviews from sci-fi enthusiasts for what was his debut novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Hot Head →

Lock InSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi3 books2014

Police procedural, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation.

“John Scalzi's series follows a rookie FBI agent investigating crimes that exploit this new class of disability and technology, across the novels Lock In and Head On plus the interstitial oral history Unlocked.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lock In →

OtherlandSeries

seriesTad Williams6 books1996

Set in virtual world and our world.

“Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with City of Golden Shadow →

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 Halo (Tom Maddox)?: Sprawl Trilogy — the closest match to Halo (Tom Maddox) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Halo (Tom Maddox)?: The Mind Like a Strange Balloon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Halo (Tom Maddox).
How big is Halo (Tom Maddox)?: Halo (Tom Maddox) is 5 books, 1985–1991.
Is Halo (Tom Maddox) finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1985–1991.

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