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Books like Harlie: 9 series to read next

Harlie is science fiction, about artificial intelligence, 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.

Harlie is 6 books, 1969–2015.

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Service Model
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick
Richard Forthrast
A Clockwork Orange
Blade Runner Universe
Dogs of War (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Subjective Cosmology
Radchaai
VALIS

Service ModelSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky3 books2024

Post-apocalyptic and satire, funny in tone, about robots.

Start with Human Resources →

The Collected Stories of Philip K. DickSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick11 books1987

“See Philip K. Dick bibliography for information about the mass market reprints.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Beyond Lies the Wub →

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 →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Dystopia, dark 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 →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about robots, set in big city.

“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? →

Dogs of War (Adrian Tchaikovsky)Series

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky3 books2017

Cyberpunk.

“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 →

Subjective CosmologySeries

seriesGreg Egan3 books1992

Hard science fiction.

“Within a detective fiction framework, the novel explores the consequences of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, which Egan acknowledges was chosen more for its entertainment value than for its likelihood of being correct.”
from the catalogue description of Quarantine

Start with Quarantine →

RadchaaiUniverse

universe11 books2012

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

VALISSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick4 books1981

About faith and religion.

“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with VALIS →

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.

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What should I read after Harlie?: Service Model — the closest match to Harlie on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Harlie?: Oracle for a White Rabbit. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Harlie.
How big is Harlie?: Harlie is 6 books, 1969–2015.

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