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Books like The Detainee: 9 series to read next

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

The Detainee is 3 books, 2013–2015.

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Space Merchants
To the Stars (Harrison)
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The Windup Universe
Maze Runner
Divergent
A Clockwork Orange
Terraplane

Space MerchantsSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth2 books1953

Set in venus & inner planets.

“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Space Merchants →

To the Stars (Harrison)Series

seriesHarry Harrison3 books1980

About rebellion and revolution, set in far future and other star systems.

“One of the elite stumbles onto the knowledge that news and opinions are being carefully managed to whitewash the situation, which leads him to throw his lot in with those who oppose it.”
from the catalogue description of Homeworld
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Homeworld →

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 →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

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 →

The Windup UniverseSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2005

About genetic engineering and ecological collapse, set in southeast asia.

Start with The Calorie Man →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Post-apocalyptic.

“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
from the catalogue description of The Maze Runner
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Maze Runner →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

About identity, set in north america and big city.

Start with The Transfer →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Challenging in tone, about surveillance, set in big city.

“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 →

TerraplaneSeries

seriesJack Womack6 books1987

Set in north america.

Start with Random Acts of Senseless Violence →

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 The Detainee?: Space Merchants — the closest match to The Detainee on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Detainee?: The Detainee. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Detainee.
How big is The Detainee?: The Detainee is 3 books, 2013–2015.

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