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Books like The Synth Crisis: 9 series to read next

The Synth Crisis is science fiction and cyberpunk, about robots, 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 Synth Crisis is 5 books, 2017–2021.

“After a devastating war forced humans to rely on synths for survival, the two have learned to coexist peacefully.”
from the catalogue description of Dhata Mays

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Blade Runner Universe
Sprawl Trilogy
Hardwired
Bridge Trilogy
Lock In
Budayeen
In Death
Mirador
Halting State

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Science fiction and cyberpunk, dark in tone, about robots and identity, set in near future and big city.

“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? →

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 →

HardwiredSeries

seriesWalter Jon Williams3 books1986

Set in 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 →

Bridge TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson4 books1990

Science fiction and cyberpunk, set in near future and big city.

“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
from the catalogue description of Virtual Light
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Start with Virtual Light →

Lock InSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi3 books2014

Police procedural.

“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 →

BudayeenSeries

seriesGeorge Alec Effinger13 books1973

Set in middle east.

“Budayeen Nights, published after Effinger's death, gathers his shorter fiction set in the same neon-lit quarter.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City on the Sand →

In DeathSeries

seriesNora Roberts77 books1995

Police procedural.

“Set in a mid-21st-century New York City, they feature NYPSD lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Naked in Death →

MiradorSeries

seriesDan Wells3 books2016

About virtual reality.

“Los Angeles in 2050 is a city of open doors, as long as you have the right connections.”
from the catalogue description of Bluescreen

Start with Bluescreen →

Halting StateSeries

seriesCharles Stross2 books2007

About surveillance.

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

Start with Halting State →

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 Synth Crisis?: Blade Runner Universe — the closest match to The Synth Crisis on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Synth Crisis?: Dhata Mays. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Synth Crisis.
How big is The Synth Crisis?: The Synth Crisis is 5 books, 2017–2021.

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