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24 alternatives to Cumulus

New cyberpunk novel set in near-future Oakland

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cumulus launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Robot Overlordz Ep 269 - A Cloudy Future▲55

   Interview about Cumulus, the cyberpunk novel set in Oakland

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Cyberpunk novel where inequality/surveillance push Oakland to civil war▲6

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Presence▲81

   Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Technotopia▲96

   A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mayday! Deep Space▲103

   New take on interactive fiction from author of Robopocalypse

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Neuromancer▲104

   The novel that defined cyberpunk

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

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

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Oryx and Crake▲108

   Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars)▲66

   Thrilling philosophical clock punk

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Imaginary Cities▲70

    Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Rise of the Machines▲61

    A Cybernetic History 1st Edition

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dark Territory▲69

    The Secret History of Cyber War

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    BubbleSort Zines▲64

    Zines about computer science!

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Booktrack▲79

    Read with a soundtrack

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations▲63

    Critical thoughts on the internet and its effects on society

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Valley of the Gods▲65

    A Silicon Valley story

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Armada▲94

    Brand new novel by Ernest Cline (author of Ready Player One)

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Hooked▲173

    Fiction in the form of text messages

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A Geek in Japan▲87

    Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars▲65

    An urban transformation is underway

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Big Data▲66

    A Startup Thriller Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Love Your Work w/ David Kadavy – Is Silicon Valley Leading Us Into The Robot Apocalypse? ▲63

    An interview with Nir Eyal

    2016 · its alternatives →

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