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Books like Living Memory: 9 series to read next

Living Memory is science fiction, set in our world and near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Living Memory is 3 books, 2022–2023.

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Richard Forthrast
Jenna Fox Chronicles
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Blade Runner Universe
Quantum Logic
Subjective Cosmology
Sprawl Trilogy
Ready Player One
Foundation

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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Reamde →

Jenna Fox ChroniclesSeries

seriesMary E. Pearson4 books2008

“The Jenna Fox Chronicles opens with a teenage girl waking from a year-long coma with gaps in her memory, only to uncover unsettling truths about the medical technology that saved her life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Adoration of Jenna Fox →

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, set in big city.

“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? →

Quantum LogicSeries

seriesGreg Bear7 books1990

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

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Subjective CosmologySeries

seriesGreg Egan3 books1992

Hard science fiction, challenging in tone.

“Within a detective fiction framework, the novel explores the consequences of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, which Egan acknowledges was chosen more for its entertainment value than for its likelihood of being correct.”
from the catalogue description of Quarantine

Start with Quarantine →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in big city.

“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 →

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 →

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 →

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 Living Memory?: Richard Forthrast — the closest match to Living Memory on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Living Memory?: Living Memory. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Living Memory.
How big is Living Memory?: Living Memory is 3 books, 2022–2023.

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