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Books like Masterminds: 9 series to read next

Masterminds is science fiction, about cloning, set in contemporary and north america, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Masterminds is 3 books, 2015–2017.

“Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico.”
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Jumper
The Andromeda Strain
The Missing
When the Wind Blows
Running Out of Time
Little Brother
WWW Trilogy
Richard Forthrast
Ultraviolet

JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

Adventurous in tone, about psychic powers.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jumper →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

About plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

The MissingSeries

seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix10 books2008

Time travel, about coming of age.

“Jonah Skidmore is one of the stolen children, and he, along with his non-adopted sister Katherine, must help return the missing kids to their rightful places in history and fix time before it is destroyed.”
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Start with Found →

When the Wind BlowsSeries

seriesJames Patterson2 books1998

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about genetic engineering and survival, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with When the Wind Blows →

Running Out of TimeSeries

seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix2 books1995

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

“Sent by her mother on a desperate mission for real medicine, Jessie discovers a modern world stranger and more threatening than she imagined, with her own life on the line.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Running Out of Time →

Little BrotherSeries

seriesCory Doctorow7 books2008

About surveillance.

“Homeland continues Marcus's fight years later, and Attack Surface completes the trilogy; a companion story, 'Lawful Interception,' and other short pieces extend the same near-future world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Little Brother →

WWW TrilogySeries

seriesRobert J. Sawyer3 books2009

About artificial intelligence.

Start with Wake →

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 →

UltravioletSeries

seriesR. J. Anderson2 books2011

Science fiction, tense and mysterious in tone, about identity, set in contemporary.

“Sixteen-year-old Alison has been sectioned in a mental institute for teens, having murdered the most popular girl at school.”
from the catalogue description of Ultraviolet

Start with Ultraviolet →

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 Masterminds?: Jumper — the closest match to Masterminds on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Masterminds?: Masterminds. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Masterminds.
How big is Masterminds?: Masterminds is 3 books, 2015–2017.

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