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Books like New Worlds Quarterly: 9 series to read next

New Worlds Quarterly is science fiction, challenging in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

New Worlds Quarterly is 11 books, 1971–1976.

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VALIS
A Clockwork Orange
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Whileaway
Blade Runner Universe
New Worlds
Jerry Cornelius
New Dimensions

VALISSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick4 books1981

About faith and religion.

“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with VALIS →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

About totalitarianism, set in british isles.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Clockwork Orange →

The Collected Stories of Philip K. DickSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick11 books1987

Science fiction, about identity, set in our world.

“See Philip K. Dick bibliography for information about the mass market reprints.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Beyond Lies the Wub →

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 →

WhileawaySeries

seriesJoanna Russ4 books1972

About gender and society.

Start with When It Changed →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Cyberpunk, about robots.

“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? →

New WorldsSeries

seriesMichael Moorcock, David Garnett, Hilary Bailey, Charles Platt, John Carnell, John Sladek, Nick Gevers, Peter Crowther & Thomas M. Disch30 books1955

Science fiction, challenging in tone.

“New Worlds was a British science fiction magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called Novae Terrae.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Best from New Worlds Science Fiction →

Jerry CorneliusSeries

seriesMichael Moorcock, M. John Harrison, Brian W. Aldiss, Colin Greenland, James Cawthorn, James Sallis, Langdon Jones & Norman Spinrad50 books1965

Postmodern, set in late 20th century.

“Jerry Cornelius is a fictional character created by English author Michael Moorcock.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Preliminary Data →

New DimensionsSeries

seriesRobert Silverberg, Marta Randall, Gardner Dozois & Vonda N. McIntyre15 books1971

Science fiction.

Start with New Dimensions 1 →

Why these

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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 New Worlds Quarterly?: VALIS — the closest match to New Worlds Quarterly on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with New Worlds Quarterly?: New Worlds Quarterly 1. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for New Worlds Quarterly.
How big is New Worlds Quarterly?: New Worlds Quarterly is 11 books, 1971–1976.

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