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Books like The Windup Universe: 9 series to read next

The Windup Universe is science fiction and dystopia, about genetic engineering, set in near future, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Windup Universe is 3 books, 2005–2009.

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MaddAddam
Space Merchants
A Clockwork Orange
The Handmaid's Tale
Ship Breaker
Unwind Dystology
Blade Runner Universe
Sprawl Trilogy
The Chemical Garden Trilogy

MaddAddamSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books2003

Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

Start with Oryx and Crake →

Space MerchantsSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth2 books1953

Set in venus & inner planets.

“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Space Merchants →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Challenging in tone, about totalitarianism and surveillance.

“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 →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About totalitarianism and gender and society, 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 →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ship Breaker →

Unwind DystologySeries

seriesNeal Shusterman5 books2007

About rebellion and revolution, set in north america.

“The first novel follows three teens fleeing that fate, and the sequels widen the same dystopia's cast and consequences across a four-book arc plus companion material.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Unwind →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

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

Cyberpunk, about robots and 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? →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence and 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 →

The Chemical Garden TrilogySeries

seriesLauren DeStefano3 books2011

About plague and pandemic, set in north america.

“Publisher's Note: By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live.”
from the catalogue description of Wither

Start with Wither →

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 Windup Universe?: MaddAddam — the closest match to The Windup Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Windup Universe?: The Calorie Man. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Windup Universe.
How big is The Windup Universe?: The Windup Universe is 3 books, 2005–2009.

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