Series

Books like KOP: 9 series to read next

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

KOP is 3 books, 2007–2012.

“● On the planet Lagarto, after rising to its pinnacle, everything collapses.”
from the catalogue description

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Takeshi Kovacs
Sprawl Trilogy
Blade Runner Universe
Dune
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Terran Confederacy
Budayeen
Forever War
Frank Carlucci

Takeshi KovacsSeries

seriesRichard Morgan3 books2002

About identity.

“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 →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

About virtual reality.

“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 →

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.

“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 →

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 →

Terran ConfederacySeries

seriesS. Andrew Swann10 books1993

Science fiction, tense in tone.

Reading order →

BudayeenSeries

seriesGeorge Alec Effinger13 books1973

Set in middle east.

“Budayeen Nights, published after Effinger's death, gathers his shorter fiction set in the same neon-lit quarter.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City on the Sand →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction, set in space.

Start with The Forever War →

Frank CarlucciSeries

seriesRichard Paul Russo3 books1992

Mystery & detective.

“Barnes&Noble: In the crumbling San Francisco of tomorrow, a former narcotics-squad cop is reluctantly drawn into the investigation of a serial killer's return.”
from the catalogue description of Destroying Angel

Start with Destroying Angel →

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 KOP?: Takeshi Kovacs — the closest match to KOP on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with KOP?: KOP. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for KOP.
How big is KOP?: KOP is 3 books, 2007–2012.

Books like KOP: 9 series to read next

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