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24 alternatives to Oryx and Crake

Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

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

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   Future Visions▲66

   Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Brave New World▲73

   A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Flatland▲64

   The mind-bending science fiction epic of geometry

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69

   How can design inspire us to think about our future?

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Presence▲81

   Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Station Eleven▲57

   A lyrical, dystopian tale driven by deep, flawed characters

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Aurora ▲64

   Dystopian space epic by Kim Stanley Robinson

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Hamlet on the Holodeck▲67

   The future of narrative in cyberspace

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Technotopia▲96

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

   2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    1984▲3

    A Dystopian Novel

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Changer▲61

    Destiny can be changed

    2016 · mattgemmell.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Supermen▲66

    Seymour Cray + technical wizards behind the supercomputer

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

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

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cumulus▲70

    New cyberpunk novel set in near-future Oakland

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Universe of Us▲61

    Planets, stars, constellations, and mesmerizing poetry.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Speaker for the Dead▲57

    The Nebula- and Hugo-winning sequel to Ender's Game

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Our Dried Voices▲55

    INDIEFAB Book of the Year-nominated dystopian fiction novel

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Second Machine Age▲66

    Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Singularity Is Near▲77

    When humans transcend biology

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

    Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Wonderbook▲78

    The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Flight of the Silvers▲63

    A world of time travel and disruption.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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