Series

Books like Psi High: 9 series to read next

Psi High is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Psi High is 6 books, 1957–1967.

H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Foundation
A Clockwork Orange
The Martian
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Julian West
Ready Player One
Tripods
Forge of God

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

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 →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hard science fiction, about survival, set in mars.

“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 →

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 →

Julian WestSeries

seriesEdward Bellamy, Mack Reynolds, Donald McMartin, L. A. Geissler & Richard Michaelis7 books1888

Set in north america.

“Together the two novels were highly influential on turn-of-the-century utopian and socialist thought.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Looking Backward, 2000-1887 →

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Adventurous in tone, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark and tense 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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Psi High?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to Psi High on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Psi High?: Prologue (Psi High and Others). It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Psi High.
How big is Psi High?: Psi High is 6 books, 1957–1967.
Is Psi High finished?: Yes — 6 books, 1957–1967.

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