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Books like Hoffman Medical Center: 9 series to read next

Hoffman Medical Center is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hoffman Medical Center is 9 books, 1955–1967.

“Set in the underground world of the Mercy Men – human guinea pigs in the laboratories of the Hoffman Medical Center.”
from the catalogue description of A Man Obsessed

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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Foundation
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Blade Runner Universe
The Martian
Ready Player One
Space Merchants
Tripods
Forge of God

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

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 →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Cyberpunk, dark in tone, 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? →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hard science fiction, about survival, set in mars.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Adventurous in tone, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

Space MerchantsSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth2 books1953

Dystopia, dark in tone, about class conflict, set in venus & inner planets.

“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Space Merchants →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

Start with The Forge of God →

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 Hoffman Medical Center?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to Hoffman Medical Center on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hoffman Medical Center?: A Man Obsessed. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hoffman Medical Center.
How big is Hoffman Medical Center?: Hoffman Medical Center is 9 books, 1955–1967.
Is Hoffman Medical Center finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1955–1967.

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