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Books like The One: 9 series to read next

The One is science fiction and thriller & suspense, about surveillance, set in near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The One is 2 books, 2017–2023.

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The Handmaid's Tale
A Clockwork Orange
Halting State
Colossus (D. F. Jones)
The Fourth Realm
Sprawl Trilogy
The Jackpot Trilogy
A Song Called Youth / Eclipse
2034 Universe

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About rebellion and revolution, 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 →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Challenging in tone, 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 →

Halting StateSeries

seriesCharles Stross2 books2007

Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence.

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

Start with Halting State →

Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

seriesD. F. Jones3 books1966

About artificial intelligence.

“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 →

The Fourth RealmSeries

seriesJohn Twelve Hawks3 books2005

Set in contemporary.

“The trilogy has been translated into 25 languages and has sold more than 1.5 million books.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Traveler →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence and 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 →

The Jackpot TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson2 books2014

Mysterious in tone, set in north america.

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

Start with The Peripheral →

A Song Called Youth / EclipseSeries

seriesJohn Shirley3 books1985

Cyberpunk, about rebellion and revolution.

Start with Eclipse →

2034 UniverseSeries

seriesAdmiral James Stavridis & Elliot Ackerman3 books2021

About political intrigue and war.

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

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 One?: The Handmaid's Tale — the closest match to The One on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The One?: The One. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The One.
How big is The One?: The One is 2 books, 2017–2023.

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