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24 alternatives to The Cuckoo's Egg

Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage

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

1. 1
   Uncommon Stock▲59

   A startup tech thriller

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hackers▲75

   Heroes of the computer revolution

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Escape The Wolf▲63

   A security handbook for traveling professionals

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Superintelligence▲69

   Paths, Dangers, Strategies of Superintelligence

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hardware Hacker▲63

   Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Literai▲225

   Fiction written by neural networks

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Big Data▲66

   A Startup Thriller Novel

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies▲71

   What happens when machines surpass humans in intelligence?

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    How To Create A Mind▲67

    An explanation of how computers will reach consciousness

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ghost In The Wires▲65

    Adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Misfit Economy▲68

    Lessons in creativity from pirates & hackers

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Surviving AI▲59

    The promise and peril of artificial intelligence

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Wandering Mind▲71

    What the brain does when you're not looking

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Distracted Mind▲72

    Ancient brains in a high-tech world

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Social Engineering▲62

    The Art of Human Hacking

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Breached!▲60

    A Cautionary Tale of Cybersecurity and Intrigue

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age ▲79

    Essays by Paul Graham

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hackers and Painters▲15

    The computer world and motivations of those who occupy it

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cyber War▲65

    The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hacking Growth [Kindle Edition]▲79

    Untraditional marketing using the hacker mindset.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dark Territory▲69

    The Secret History of Cyber War

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Watchbird▲61

    A warning about army drones and AI from 1953

    2015 · its alternatives →

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