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Books like Jerry Cornelius: 9 series to read next

Jerry Cornelius is science fiction and postmodern, about identity, set in late 20th century, challenging in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Jerry Cornelius is 50 books, 1965–2024.

“Jerry Cornelius is a fictional character created by English author Michael Moorcock.”
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VALIS
A Clockwork Orange
Whileaway
Schrödinger's Cat
Blade Runner Universe
Brave New World
Children of Violence
Nova Trilogy
Renegades (Marissa Meyer)

VALISSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick4 books1981

Reflective in tone, about faith and religion.

“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
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Start with VALIS →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Dystopia, about totalitarianism and surveillance.

“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.”
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Start with A Clockwork Orange →

WhileawaySeries

seriesJoanna Russ4 books1972

Reflective in tone.

Start with When It Changed →

Schrödinger's CatSeries

seriesRobert Anton Wilson3 books1979

Science fiction and postmodern, challenging in tone, set in late 20th century and our world.

Start with The Universe Next Door →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Cyberpunk, about robots.

“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →

Brave New WorldSeries

seriesAldous Huxley & H. A. Cartledge8 books1932

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in far future and otherworld.

“Some editions pair the novel with Huxley's own 1958 nonfiction essay collection, Brave New World Revisited, which reassesses the book's ideas rather than continuing its story.”
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Start with Brave New World →

Children of ViolenceSeries

seriesDoris Lessing5 books1952

Reflective in tone, about coming of age, set in mid 20th century and africa.

Start with Martha Quest →

Nova TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam S. Burroughs3 books1961

About surveillance, set in mid 20th century.

“Across the three books, the shadowy Nova Mob, personified as viral, parasitic forces of language and image, is opposed by an equally strange Nova Police, in an allegory for how societies are manipulated through media and addiction.”
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Start with The Soft Machine →

Renegades (Marissa Meyer)Series

seriesMarissa Meyer3 books2017

Superhero.

“Marissa Meyer's trilogy, continuing through Archenemies and Supernova, plays the two factions' history against the leads' divided loyalties; Meyer has said she doesn't plan to extend the series further.”
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Start with Renegades →

Why these

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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.

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How big is Jerry Cornelius?: Jerry Cornelius is 50 books, 1965–2024.

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