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Books like The Inevitable: 9 series to read next

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

The Inevitable is 6 books, 2013–2021.

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Blade Runner Universe
A Clockwork Orange
Sprawl Trilogy
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Hardwired
Colossus (D. F. Jones)
Dogs of War (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
BZRK
Nexus 5

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

seriesK. W. Jeter, Archie Goodwin, Les Martin & Philip K. Dick6 books1968

About identity.

“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? →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Challenging in tone, set in british isles.

“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 →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

About virtual reality.

“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 →

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 →

HardwiredSeries

seriesWalter Jon Williams3 books1986

Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, set in near future and our world.

“Voice of the Whirlwind, published three years later, is a loosely connected follow-up set in the same future, sharing its technological and political backdrop with a different cast of characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Hardwired →

Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

seriesD. F. Jones3 books1966

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

“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Colossus →

Dogs of War (Adrian Tchaikovsky)Series

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky3 books2017

Science fiction and cyberpunk, set in our world and near future.

“Dogs of War, Bear Head, and Bee Speaker widen from that first book's battlefield into questions of AI rights, corporate power, and non-human consciousness across a near-future Earth.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dogs of War →

BZRKSeries

seriesMichael Grant3 books2012

About nanotechnology.

“On one side Charles and Benjamin Armstrong, owners of the Armstrong Fancy Gifts Corporation have a goal to turn the world into their version of utopia.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with BZRK →

Nexus 5Series

seriesRamez Naam3 books2012

Science fiction, dark and tense 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 →

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 Inevitable?: Blade Runner Universe — the closest match to The Inevitable on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Inevitable?: Robot Proletariat. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Inevitable.
How big is The Inevitable?: The Inevitable is 6 books, 2013–2021.

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