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24 alternatives to The Forever War

A solider in a kafkaesk war witnesses the future of mankind

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

1
Look to Windward▲70
After war, the future still faces major turmoil
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Man's Search for Meaning▲102
An enduring work of Holocaust survival literature
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
The Great War and Modern Memory ▲77
Profound study on how WW1 created our ironic, modern world
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61
Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning▲56
A new interpretation of Hitler's frightening worldview
2015 · bookshop.org · its alternatives →
6
City of Thieves▲66
A novel about war, courage and survival
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66
One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Youngblood▲71
The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54
What's the future?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Critical Path▲60
how humanity found itself in its current situation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
Physics of the Future▲73
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ▲61
An optimistic road map for the future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Total War Battles: KINGDOM▲58
A persistent-world real time strategy game
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
The Quest▲62
Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future▲63
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Balance of Power▲59
International politics as the ultimate global game
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Traitor Baru Cormorant▲55
An epic geopolitical fantasy
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56
Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Hardcore History - Blueprint for Armageddon▲68
First in an amazing series of podcasts about World War One.
2015 · dancarlin.com · its alternatives →
20
Future Visions▲66
Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny▲55
The idea of greater non-zero-sum beneffitting the world
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth▲60
How will humanity survive?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Tomorrowland▲66
Pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
The Buried Giant▲61
Why history repeats itself.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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