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Books like Jake Ross: 9 series to read next

Jake Ross is about political intrigue, set in north america, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Jake Ross is 4 books, 2012–2021.

“Bova, usually known for hard-SF space fiction, uses this series for grounded present-day conflict rather than planetary adventure.”
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Quantum Logic
Alliance-Union
The Handmaid's Tale
Empire (Orson Scott Card)
Richard Forthrast
Little Brother
NASA Trilogy
One Second After / John Matherson
Luna (Ian McDonald)

Quantum LogicSeries

seriesGreg Bear7 books1990

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism and gender and society.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

Empire (Orson Scott Card)Series

seriesOrson Scott Card2 books2006

About rebellion and revolution and war.

“The sequel Hidden Empire was released December 22, 2009.”
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Start with Empire →

Richard ForthrastSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson2 books2011

About virtual reality, set in 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.”
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Start with Reamde →

Little BrotherSeries

seriesCory Doctorow7 books2008

About surveillance.

“Homeland continues Marcus's fight years later, and Attack Surface completes the trilogy; a companion story, 'Lawful Interception,' and other short pieces extend the same near-future world.”
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Start with Little Brother →

NASA TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Baxter4 books1996

Alternate history.

Start with Voyage →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, set in small town.

Start with One Second After →

Luna (Ian McDonald)Series

seriesIan McDonald6 books2014

Space opera, dark in tone.

“McDonald builds the series around competing lunar houses, hard-vacuum survival, and the politics of a colony that answers to no Earth authority.”
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Start with Luna: New Moon →

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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 Jake Ross?: Quantum Logic — the closest match to Jake Ross on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Jake Ross?: Power Play. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Jake Ross.
How big is Jake Ross?: Jake Ross is 4 books, 2012–2021.
Is Jake Ross finished?: Yes — 4 books, 2012–2021.

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