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Books like Web: 9 series to read next

Web is science fiction, about virtual reality, set in near future and virtual world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Web is 14 books, 1997–1999.

“All over the world the celebrations are in full swing.”
from the catalogue description of Gulliverzone
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Ready Player One
Otherland
The Mortality Doctrine
Avatar Chronicles
Sprawl Trilogy
Last Reality
Warcross
Rasmussem Corporation Games
Halting State

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Dystopia, about quests.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

OtherlandSeries

seriesTad Williams6 books1996

“Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with City of Golden Shadow →

The Mortality DoctrineSeries

seriesJames Dashner4 books2013

Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, about virtual reality and artificial intelligence, set in near future and virtual world.

“The Eye of Minds opens James Dashner's Mortality Doctrine trilogy in a near-future where a teenage gamer is recruited to help stop a rogue hacker named Kaine who threatens mass destruction from inside the virtual world he haunts.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Gunner Skale →

Avatar ChroniclesSeries

seriesConor Kostick3 books2004

Science fiction, about virtual reality, set in near future and virtual world.

Start with Epic →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense and dark in tone, about virtual reality and artificial intelligence, set in near future and 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 →

Last RealitySeries

seriesJason Segel & Kirsten Miller3 books2017

Science fiction, tense in tone, about virtual reality, set in near future and virtual world.

Start with Otherworld →

WarcrossSeries

seriesMarie Lu2 books2017

Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense and adventurous in tone, about virtual reality, set in near future and our world.

Start with Warcross →

Rasmussem Corporation GamesSeries

seriesVivian Vande Velde3 books1991

Science fiction, about virtual reality, set in near future and virtual world.

“User Unfriendly, Heir Apparent, and Deadly Pink share the same premise and company rather than a continuing cast or plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with User Unfriendly →

Halting StateSeries

seriesCharles Stross2 books2007

Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and surveillance, set in near future.

“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 Web?: Ready Player One — the closest match to Web on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Web?: Gulliverzone. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Web.
How big is Web?: Web is 14 books, 1997–1999.

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