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Books like The Gifted (Char Webster): 9 series to read next

The Gifted (Char Webster) is science fiction, set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Gifted (Char Webster) is 4 books, 2015–2017.

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Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Foundation
Legion / Stephen Leeds
WWW Trilogy
Patternist
Southern Reach Trilogy
Jumper
Dr. Patrick Cory
Richard Forthrast

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

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 →

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 →

Legion / Stephen LeedsSeries

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

About madness.

“Death and Faxes, co-authored by Max Epstein, David Pace, and Michael Harkins, was released in June 2022.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Legion →

WWW TrilogySeries

seriesRobert J. Sawyer3 books2009

About artificial intelligence, set in north america.

Start with Wake →

PatternistSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler6 books1976

Dark in tone.

“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Wild Seed →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Weird fiction and horror, eerie in tone, about madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Annihilation →

JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

Adventurous in tone.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jumper →

Dr. Patrick CorySeries

seriesCurt Siodmak3 books1942

Science fiction, set in our world.

“Curt Siodmak revisited the same premise and character in Hauser's Memory, where Cory absorbs a dying spy's memories through an experimental serum, with consequences of his own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Donovan's Brain →

Richard ForthrastSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson2 books2011

About virtual reality, set in north america and 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 →

Why these

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What should I read after The Gifted (Char Webster)?: Library of America P. K. Dick Collection — the closest match to The Gifted (Char Webster) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Gifted (Char Webster)?: Experiments. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Gifted (Char Webster).
How big is The Gifted (Char Webster)?: The Gifted (Char Webster) is 4 books, 2015–2017.

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