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Books like Man Plus: 9 series to read next

Man Plus is science fiction, about robots and space colonization, set in mars, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Man Plus is 2 books, 1976–1994.

“Thomas T. Thomas wrote the sequel Mars Plus, continuing the story of the Martian colony years later.”
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The Martian
Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Blade Runner Universe
Adventures of Viktor & Julia
Darwin
Quantum Logic
Sprawl Trilogy
The Martian Chronicles
Forge of God

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hopeful in tone, about survival and space exploration.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series

seriesKim Stanley Robinson36 books1982

Set in far future.

“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
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Start with Red Mars →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Cyberpunk, dark in tone, 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? →

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

About space exploration and survival.

“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
from the catalogue description of The Martian Race

Start with The Martian Race →

DarwinSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1999

About plague and pandemic, set in north america.

“Greg Bear's Darwin's Radio imagines a dormant retrovirus in human DNA activating worldwide, triggering an accelerated leap in human evolution that governments respond to as a plague.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Darwin's Radio →

Quantum LogicSeries

seriesGreg Bear7 books1990

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

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Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about virtual reality, 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 →

The Martian ChroniclesSeries

seriesRay Bradbury30 books1946

Reflective in tone.

Start with The Million Year Picnic →

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

Start with The Forge of God →

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 Man Plus?: The Martian — the closest match to Man Plus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Man Plus?: Man Plus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Man Plus.
How big is Man Plus?: Man Plus is 2 books, 1976–1994.

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