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Books like Majestic-12: 9 series to read next

Majestic-12 is science fiction, set in mid 20th century and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Majestic-12 is 3 books, 2016–2018.

“The United States and Soviet Union are squaring off in a different kind of conflict, one that's fought in the shadows, where there are whispers of strange and mysterious developments.”
from the catalogue description of MJ-12: Inception

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Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Dune
Patternist
Blade Runner Universe
NASA Trilogy
The Fury
Galactic Milieu
Divergent
Worldwar Universe

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

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 →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“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 →

PatternistSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler6 books1976

About genetic engineering.

“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Wild Seed →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Cyberpunk, about robots, set in near future and 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? →

NASA TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Baxter4 books1996

Hard science fiction, about space exploration.

Start with Voyage →

The FurySeries

seriesJohn Farris4 books1976

Set in contemporary.

“John Farris's The Fury centers on a teenage girl and boy with escalating psychic and telekinetic powers who become targets of a covert government program trying to weaponize them.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Fury →

Galactic MilieuSeries

seriesJulian May10 books1981

Science fiction, tense in tone, about psychic powers and aliens.

“From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”
from the catalogue description of Jack the Bodiless
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Start with Jack the Bodiless →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

Dystopia, set in near future and big city.

Start with The Transfer →

Worldwar UniverseSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove8 books1994

Alien invasion, about war.

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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.

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What should I read after Majestic-12?: Library of America P. K. Dick Collection — the closest match to Majestic-12 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Majestic-12?: MJ-12: Inception. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Majestic-12.
How big is Majestic-12?: Majestic-12 is 3 books, 2016–2018.

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