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Books like Nexus 5: 9 series to read next

Nexus 5 is science fiction, about artificial intelligence, set in our world and near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Nexus 5 is 3 books, 2012–2015.

“The trilogy continues through Crux and Apex, following the same central conflict over who controls the technology.”
from the catalogue description

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BZRK
Sprawl Trilogy
Blade Runner Universe
Colossus (D. F. Jones)
The Handmaid's Tale
Hardwired
Daemon (Daniel Suarez)
A Song Called Youth / Eclipse
Robopocalypse

BZRKSeries

seriesMichael Grant3 books2012

About totalitarianism.

“On one side Charles and Benjamin Armstrong, owners of the Armstrong Fancy Gifts Corporation have a goal to turn the world into their version of utopia.”
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Start with BZRK →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

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 →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

About robots and identity, 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? →

Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

seriesD. F. Jones3 books1966

Dystopia.

“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Colossus →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

Dystopia, about totalitarianism and gender and society.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

HardwiredSeries

seriesWalter Jon Williams3 books1986

Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, set in near future and our world.

“Voice of the Whirlwind, published three years later, is a loosely connected follow-up set in the same future, sharing its technological and political backdrop with a different cast of characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Hardwired →

Daemon (Daniel Suarez)Series

seriesDaniel Suarez2 books2006

Science fiction and techno-thriller, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and surveillance, set in our world and north america.

Start with Daemon →

A Song Called Youth / EclipseSeries

seriesJohn Shirley3 books1985

About totalitarianism.

Start with Eclipse →

RobopocalypseSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson3 books2011

About robots and survival.

“Told in a present-tense, techno-thriller style compared to Michael Crichton's work, the New York Times bestseller continues in the sequel Robogenesis, which follows the aftermath of the robot uprising.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Robopocalypse →

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 Nexus 5?: BZRK — the closest match to Nexus 5 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Nexus 5?: Nexus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nexus 5.
How big is Nexus 5?: Nexus 5 is 3 books, 2012–2015.

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