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24 alternatives to The Skies Belong to Us

Riveting read on the golden age of hijacking.

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

1. 1
   The Flight of the Silvers▲63

   A world of time travel and disruption.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Quest▲62

   Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot ▲53

   A pilot explores (and explains) the phenomenon of flight

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Sovereign Individual▲77

   Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Future Crimes▲62

   A harrowing deep dive into the dark underbelly of tech

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   UFOs▲60

   Generals, pilots, and government officials go on the record

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   All the Light We Cannot See▲80

   WWII fiction from both French and German point of view

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Flicker Men: An Novel▲54

   Modern "sci fi" thriller about science, theology, and fate

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   City of Thieves▲66

   A novel about war, courage and survival

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Empire of the Summer Moon▲66

    Fascinating, vivid, and complex story of the "Old West"

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cyberstorm▲55

    A full scale cyber attack against present-day New York

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Escape The Wolf▲63

    A security handbook for traveling professionals

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wind, Sand & Stars▲7

    The grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government▲56

    Dulles' life and work operating "above the law"

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine▲77

    Betting against the herd is scary and at times lucrative

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Suspicious Minds▲68

    Why we believe conspiracy theories

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies▲71

    What happens when machines surpass humans in intelligence?

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Before the dawn▲66

    Recovering the lost history of our ancestors

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dark Territory▲69

    The Secret History of Cyber War

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Spirit Hackers▲60

    A cyberpunk novel exploring the afterlife.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23HR
    HN Reads – the books of hacker news▲33

    2015 · hnreads.com · its alternatives →

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    Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

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

    2016 · its alternatives →

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