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24 alternatives to Arlington

A novel about political unrest and advanced weaponry.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Arlington launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Arlington by Winston▲5

   The rich and powerful are all targets.

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Outsider: Invest in America▲57

   The novel to nurse your election hangover

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Battle Leadership▲56

   War is Human Life Amplified and Intensified

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Streetfight▲63

   Handbook for an urban revolution

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Look to Windward▲70

   After war, the future still faces major turmoil

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Neuromancer▲104

   The novel that defined cyberpunk

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

   Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dark Territory▲69

   The Secret History of Cyber War

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    America's Forgotten Mars Mission▲91

    A visual essay, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    What is Fire?▲134

    An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Youngblood▲71

    The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Red Cavalry▲54

    Brutal, beautiful, haunting.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Martian▲200

    An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    What "Disruption" Really Means▲152

    An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Connectography▲53

    Beneath the chaos of a world that appears to be falling apar

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Red Rising▲63

    Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Shock Doctrine▲62

    The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Elephant in the Room▲65

    Whimsical, hilarious and often downright terrifying

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    American Gods by Neil Gaiman▲87

    Shadow is a man with a past...

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Against the Gods▲62

    The remarkable story of risk

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Suspension: a novel▲63

    For fans of Lost, Station Eleven and World War Z

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Snow Crash▲127

    A virus, a drug, and a religion

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pre-suasion▲68

    A revolutionary way to influence and persuade

    2016 · its alternatives →

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