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Books like The Autumn Rain Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Autumn Rain Trilogy is science fiction, about political intrigue, set in near future, tense and dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Autumn Rain Trilogy is 3 books, 2008–2010.

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Sprawl Trilogy
Nexus 5
Ender's Game
Blade Runner Universe
Quantum Logic
2034 Universe
Red Rising
The Handmaid's Tale
Jenny Casey

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 →

Nexus 5Series

seriesRamez Naam3 books2012

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in near future and our world.

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

Start with Nexus →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

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? →

Quantum LogicSeries

seriesGreg Bear7 books1990

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

Reading order →

2034 UniverseSeries

seriesAdmiral James Stavridis & Elliot Ackerman3 books2021

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in near future.

Start with 2034: A Novel of the Next World War →

Red RisingSeries

seriesPierce Brown & Rik Hoskin13 books2014

Dystopia and space opera, about rebellion and revolution and class conflict.

“Pierce Brown's Red Rising follows Darrow, a lowborn 'Red' miner on a colonized Mars who discovers his caste's suffering is a lie sustained by the ruling Gold elite, and infiltrates their ranks to destroy the system from within.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Red Rising →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

Dystopia, about totalitarianism and gender and society, set in north america.

“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 →

Jenny CaseySeries

seriesElizabeth Bear4 books2004

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

Start with Hammered →

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 The Autumn Rain Trilogy?: Sprawl Trilogy — the closest match to The Autumn Rain Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Autumn Rain Trilogy?: The Mirrored Heavens. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Autumn Rain Trilogy.
How big is The Autumn Rain Trilogy?: The Autumn Rain Trilogy is 3 books, 2008–2010.

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