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Books like Urban Nucleus: 9 series to read next

Urban Nucleus is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Urban Nucleus is 17 books, 1970–2019.

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Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Blade Runner Universe
Space Merchants
Divergent
Uglies Universe
Bridge Trilogy
Terraplane
The Collected Science Fiction and Fantasy of Jack London
A Clockwork Orange

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 →

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? →

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 →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

About identity, set in north america.

Start with The Transfer →

Uglies UniverseSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld & Devin Grayson9 books2005

“Tally Youngblood, the original tetralogy's protagonist, initially awaits her own operation before learning it also surgically dulls independent thought, driving her toward the hidden resistance community called the Smoke.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Bridge TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson4 books1990

Cyberpunk, set in north america.

“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 →

TerraplaneSeries

seriesJack Womack6 books1987

Set in north america.

Start with Random Acts of Senseless Violence →

The Collected Science Fiction and Fantasy of Jack LondonSeries

seriesJack London6 books1906

Set in early 20th century.

Start with Before Adam & Other Stories →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

About surveillance, 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 →

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 Urban Nucleus?: Library of America P. K. Dick Collection — the closest match to Urban Nucleus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Urban Nucleus?: If a Flower Could Eclipse. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Urban Nucleus.
How big is Urban Nucleus?: Urban Nucleus is 17 books, 1970–2019.
Is Urban Nucleus finished?: Yes — 17 books, 1970–2019.

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