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Books like Postsingular: 9 series to read next

Postsingular is science fiction, about nanotechnology and technological singularity, set in near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Postsingular is 3 books, 2007–2009.

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Sprawl Trilogy
Bridge Trilogy
Subjective Cosmology
India 2047
Blade Runner Universe
A Clockwork Orange
Richard Forthrast
Macx Family
Nexus 5

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Tense and dark in tone.

“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 →

Bridge TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson4 books1990

Science fiction and cyberpunk, set in near future and north america.

“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
from the catalogue description of Virtual Light
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Start with Virtual Light →

Subjective CosmologySeries

seriesGreg Egan3 books1992

Hard science fiction.

“Within a detective fiction framework, the novel explores the consequences of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, which Egan acknowledges was chosen more for its entertainment value than for its likelihood of being correct.”
from the catalogue description of Quarantine

Start with Quarantine →

India 2047Series

seriesIan McDonald9 books2004

Set in south asia.

“Set in an India a century after independence, this sequence follows the political and personal fallout of banned, illegally evolved artificial intelligences amid an India-Pakistan water war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with River of Gods →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Dark in tone, about robots and identity.

“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? →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism.

“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 →

Richard ForthrastSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson2 books2011

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 →

Macx FamilySeries

seriesCharles Stross10 books2001

Science fiction, set in near future.

Start with Lobsters →

Nexus 5Series

seriesRamez Naam3 books2012

Tense and dark in tone.

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

Start with Nexus →

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 Postsingular?: Sprawl Trilogy — the closest match to Postsingular on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Postsingular?: Postsingular. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Postsingular.
How big is Postsingular?: Postsingular is 3 books, 2007–2009.

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