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24 alternatives to 1984

A prophecy of the future and rebellion against police states

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 1984 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Future Crimes▲64

   Inside the Digital Underground

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dept. of Speculation▲61

   Life gets in the way of dreams and plans

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   1984▲3

   A Dystopian Novel

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brave New World▲73

   A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatil▲56

   Politics and Economics of the Future

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Accidental Superpower▲67

   A contrarian assessment of American power

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NIC's Future Predictions▲54

   Future predictions by the National Intelligence Council

   2017 · archive.dni.gov · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Powering the Future▲88

   How we will fuel the civilization of tomorrow

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Predictably Irrational▲96

   The hidden forces that shape our decisions

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Anarchy, State, and Utopia▲63

    A foundational text in libertarian thought

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    1Q84 by Haruki Murakami▲60

    Links to Orwell's 1984, but more complex, mind-f***

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54

    What's the future?

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Competing for the Future▲54

    The art of planning for the future

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Age of Optimists▲60

    Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Signal and the Noise▲73

    Why so many predictions fail - but some don't

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Only the Paranoid Survive by Andy Grove▲62

    When massive change occurs you have to adapt or will fall..

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Streetfight▲63

    Handbook for an urban revolution

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Future Crimes▲62

    A harrowing deep dive into the dark underbelly of tech

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66

    One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future▲63

    Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    City on Fire: A novel ▲79

    Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Great Race▲60

    The global quest for the car of the future

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    1Q84▲65

    The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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