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24 alternatives to The Dark Forest

Part to of the acclaimed Three-Body Problem

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

1. 1
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Third Circle Theory▲62

   Purpose Through Observation

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Three-Body Problem▲63

   A secret military project sends signals into space

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs▲67

   The astounding interconnectedness of the universe

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   His Dark Materials Trilogy▲74

   Philip Pullman's classic magical trilogy

   2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Gutshot: Stories▲128

   Isolation and coupling are pushed to their dark edges

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Forest for the Trees▲76

   An editor's advice to writers

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design▲55

   Does the universe embody beautiful ideas?

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dark Territory▲69

    The Secret History of Cyber War

    2016 · fredkaplan.info · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Deep Simplicity▲62

    Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Into the Brambles▲60

    Dark fantasy based on modernized classical myth

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dark Places▲56

    Mystery novel that deals with class issues in rural America

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Death's End▲62

    Final book of The Three Body Problem Saga by Liu Cixin

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes▲53

    Evolution, Theoretical Physics and Computer Science

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions▲71

    Kuhn challenged linear notions of scientific progress

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dark Beach #1▲56

    A new scifi noir comic

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Cosmopolis▲66

    The hidden agenda of modernity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Small Demons▲62

    A graph of every person, place, and object in every book

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dark Matter▲73

    What if you could have made different choices in life?

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →