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Books like Havenworld: 9 series to read next

Havenworld is science fiction and noir, set in big city. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Havenworld is 20 books across 4 series, 2012–2020.

“Rain on the dome glass, neon bleeding into the fog, and a fellow in a rumpled coat who'll take any job the law won't touch — welcome to New Haven.”
from the catalogue description

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Sprawl Trilogy
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Punktown
Takeshi Kovacs
Avery Cates
Forever War
Blade Runner Universe
Dune
Ocean / Galactic Center

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

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

“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 →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

PunktownSeries

seriesJeffrey Thomas, Brian M. Sammons, Christine Morgan, D. A. Madigan, Don Webb, Edward M. Erdelac, Glynn Owen Barrass, Ian Rogers, Jeff C. Carter, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Konstantine Paradias, Lee Clark Zumpe, Michael Griffin, Mike Allen, Neil Baker, Nick Mamatas, Paul Tremblay, Peter Rawlik, Richard Lee Byers, Scott R. Jones, Scott Thomas, Tom Lynch, W. H. Pugmire & William Meikle44 books1995

Science fiction, dark in tone, set in big city and far future.

Start with The Reflections of Ghosts →

Takeshi KovacsSeries

seriesRichard Morgan3 books2002

About identity, set in other star systems.

“Takeshi Kovacs is a former elite soldier turned freelance troubleshooter in a future where human consciousness can be digitized and transferred between bodies, or sleeves, making death an inconvenience for those who can afford new ones.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Altered Carbon →

Avery CatesSeries

seriesJeff Somers22 books2007

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

“Jeff Somers' cyberpunk series, beginning with The Electric Church, follows Cates through escalating jobs and betrayals across six novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Electric Church →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction, set in space.

Start with The Forever War →

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? →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, set in other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Hard science fiction, about aliens.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
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Start with Swarmer, Skimmer →

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 Havenworld?: Sprawl Trilogy — the closest match to Havenworld on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Havenworld?: Havenworld is 20 books across 4 series, 2012–2020.

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