Series
Books like Halting State: 9 series to read next
Halting State is science fiction and cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence, set in near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Halting State is 2 books, 2007–2011.
“The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”
from the catalogue description
- Sprawl Trilogy
- The Jackpot Trilogy
- Otherland
- iMe
- Bridge Trilogy
- Blade Runner Universe
- Greg Mandel
- Ready Player One
- The One
- Sprawl TrilogySeries
seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981
Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense and dark in tone, about artificial intelligence and virtual reality, set in near future and big city.
matchednear futuretensescience fictionartificial intelligencecyberpunkvirtual realitydarkbig city
- The Jackpot TrilogySeries
seriesWilliam Gibson2 books2014
Set in north america.
matchednear futuretensescience fictionmultiple povsurveillancemysterious
- OtherlandSeries
seriesTad Williams6 books1996
Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and virtual reality, set in near future and our world.
matchednear futuretensescience fictionmultiple povartificial intelligencecyberpunkvirtual realityour world
- iMeSeries
seriesJem Tugwell2 books2019
Science fiction, tense in tone, about surveillance, set in near future and our world.
matchednear futuretensescience fictionsurveillanceour world
- Bridge TrilogySeries
seriesWilliam Gibson4 books1990
Set in north america.
matchednear futurescience fictioncyberpunkbig city
- Blade Runner UniverseSeries
seriesK. W. Jeter, Archie Goodwin, Les Martin & Philip K. Dick6 books1968
About robots and identity.
matchednear futurescience fictioncyberpunkdarkbig city
- Greg MandelSeries
seriesPeter F. Hamilton5 books1993
About psychic powers.
matchednear futuretensescience fictionmysteriousour worldmystery & detectivebritish isles
- Ready Player OneSeries
seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011
Dystopia, adventurous in tone, about quests.
matchednear futurescience fictioncyberpunkvirtual realityvirtual world
- The OneSeries
seriesJohn Marrs2 books2017
Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about surveillance, set in near future.
matchednear futuretensescience fictionsurveillancethriller & suspense
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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 Halting State?
- Sprawl Trilogy — the closest match to Halting State on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Halting State?
- Halting State. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Halting State.
- How big is Halting State?
- Halting State is 2 books, 2007–2011.