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Books like The Dispatcher: 9 series to read next

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

The Dispatcher is 3 books, 2016–2022.

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Lock In
The Jackpot Trilogy
Greg Mandel
Halting State
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Shelli
Dream Park Universe
Realtime
Legion / Stephen Leeds

Lock InSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi3 books2014

Police procedural, set in big city.

“John Scalzi's series follows a rookie FBI agent investigating crimes that exploit this new class of disability and technology, across the novels Lock In and Head On plus the interstitial oral history Unlocked.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lock In →

The Jackpot TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson2 books2014

About surveillance.

“Gibson's 2020 book Agency is set in the same world.”
from the catalogue description of The Peripheral

Start with The Peripheral →

Greg MandelSeries

seriesPeter F. Hamilton5 books1993

About psychic powers, set in british isles.

“Greg Mandel is a former special-forces soldier with a psychic 'gland' implant for reading emotions, working as a private investigator in a near-future Britain recovering from an authoritarian climate-crisis government.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mindstar Rising →

Halting StateSeries

seriesCharles Stross2 books2007

Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence and surveillance.

“The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Halting State →

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 →

ShelliSeries

seriesDoug Brode3 books2024

Science fiction, set in near future.

“In its years of service to Homeland Security, Shelli has never questioned its purpose, never doubted its mission, and never failed in its task.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shelli →

Dream Park UniverseSeries

seriesLarry Niven & Steven Barnes6 books1981

Science fiction, set in near future.

Start with The Descent of Anansi →

RealtimeSeries

seriesVernor Vinge3 books1984

About survival.

“Vernor Vinge's The Peace War introduces Paul Hoehler, inventor of the 'bobble' — an impenetrable force-field technology seized by the authoritarian Peace Authority to enforce global dominance.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Peace War →

Legion / Stephen LeedsSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson, David Pace, Max Epstein & Michael Harkins5 books2012

About psychic powers and madness, set in contemporary.

“Death and Faxes, co-authored by Max Epstein, David Pace, and Michael Harkins, was released in June 2022.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Legion →

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 Dispatcher?: Lock In — the closest match to The Dispatcher on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Dispatcher?: The Dispatcher. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Dispatcher.
How big is The Dispatcher?: The Dispatcher is 3 books, 2016–2022.

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