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24 science fiction books to read after How To Survive A Robot Uprising, by Daniel H. Wilson, the closest match first.

  1. Robopocalypse

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    1. Robopocalypse

    by Daniel H. Wilson

    • Same author
    • On the same lists

    I, for one, welcome our new overlords! (You know you're getting old when you feel you need to explain that H.G. Wells is actually behind a super-popular The Simpsons reference.)...

  2. War With The Robots

    2. War With The Robots

    by Harry Harrison

    • On the same lists

    Harrison's novels were described by his friend, Irish author Michael Carroll, as rip roaring adventures with a lot of heart, comparing them to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Pirates...

  3. Soul Of A Robot

    3. Soul Of A Robot

    by Barrington J. Bayley

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    In this novel a robot tries to convince humans that it is their equal.

    Soul of a Robot is sweet, and funny, and ridiculous. And I mean ridiculous in the nicest possible way. The novel is like the Katy Perry of the robot world...

  4. I, Robot: To Protect

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    4. I, Robot: To Protect

    by Mickey Zucker Reichert

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    Reichert's novel is amongst a trilogy of novels inspired by Asimov's I, Robot. A tough gig, I'll admit, given the hordes of hungry sci-fi, robot nerds ready to devour poor,...

  5. The Humanoids

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    5. The Humanoids

    by Jack Williamson

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    Humanoids were created to serve humanity, but as they spread across the galaxy they turn out to be more master than servant. A classic exploration on the values of natural life and artificial life.

    Why does Jack Williamson's The Humanoids take fourth place on our list? Only because he was named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America...

  6. Silent And Very Fast

    6. Silent And Very Fast

    by Valente, Catherynne M.

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    Okay, I admit to doing a Lance Armstrong here. I've put a novella on the list. But this novella by Catherynne M. Valente is so beautifully, poetically written, with such...

  7. The Alchemy Of Stone

    7. The Alchemy Of Stone

    by Ekaterina Sedia

    • On the same lists

    Two women in a row on this list! This list could pretty much be recognized as an equal opportunity brand. (For the slower ones in the class, I feel I...

  8. Ilium

    8. Ilium

    by Simmons, Dan

    • On the same lists

    Do you like original, intelligent fiction, with a hard sci-fi slant? No? Well, clearly there's something wrong with you. Google your symptoms, and get to a doctor! Personally, our prescription...

  9. The Complete Roderick

    9. The Complete Roderick

    by John Sladek

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    This book is one of my favorites on this list because of the satirical viewpoint of our western society. Roderick, the robot with learning capabilities, is educated by watching television....

  10. Saturn's Children

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    10. Saturn's Children

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    Stross himself calls this novel a "space opera and late period Heinlein tribute", referring to Heinlein's Friday. A Charles Stross sci-fi novel is always an entertaining read, and the cover...

  11. Code Of The Life Maker (cover not available)

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    11. Code Of The Life Maker

    by James P. Hogan

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    Hogan's 1983 science fiction novel used NASA's Advanced Automation for Space Missions as its inspiration for Earth astronauts meeting the Taloids, robots who have colonized Saturn's moon Titan. Around 1,000,000...

  12. Mockingbird

    12. Mockingbird

    by Walter Tevis

    • On the same lists

    I'll give you the bad news up front: this novel has been classified as Young Adult. I know, I know - I can hear the groans already, and I don't...

  13. Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

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    13. Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

    by Grant Naylor

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    The English may have the reputation as a pack of whining poms, but they sure blast that stereotype to smithereens with the comedic abilities of their science fiction writers. If...

  14. Gods And Androids

    14. Gods And Androids

    by Andre Norton

    • On the same lists

    Andre Norton sure is one imaginative, creative guy; because I know I sure would have had to ingest a hell of a lot of hallucinogens to come up with the...

  15. I, Robot

    15. I, Robot

    by Asimov, Isaac

    • On the same lists

    Asimov wrote the three laws of robotics and this collection of stories is a cornerstone of Robot Sci Fi.

    Asimov is the God Father of all things science fiction and robotic, and no self-respecting top robot novel list would be worth reading without this book in prime position. You...

  16. Cyborg

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    16. Cyborg

    by Martin Caidin

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    Frederik Pohl’s Man Plus is, to say the least, ambiguous about the benefits of cyborgisation. But that is not how most people see it. The most popular examples of the...

  17. The Automatic Detective

    17. The Automatic Detective

    by A. Lee Martinez

    • On the same lists

    An indestructible robot gives up world domination in favour of driving a cab—but soon is on an quest to find his kidnapped neighbours.

    This novel is one of the most unique robot stories in existence, covering not just robots and science fiction, but stirring in the perfect dosage of detective, noir style. If...

  18. A.i. Apocalypse

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    18. A.i. Apocalypse

    by William Hertling

    • On the same lists

    If you are a literary snob, this book will not appeal to you, but if you are a science-fiction nerd who lists their interests as: artificial intelligence, neural networks and...

  19. Cinder

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    19. Cinder

    by Marissa Meyer

    • On the same lists

    A popular trope in fantasy is the revival of fairytales, with a twist. You only have to go to the cinema and watching Red Riding Hood, Snow White and the...

  20. Robogenesis

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    20. Robogenesis

    by Daniel H. Wilson

    • Same author

    A sequel to the best-selling Robopocalypse is told through a series of narratives that finds new and former characters fighting to rebuild a war-stricken world under threat of the surviving...

  21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

    21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

    by Dick, Philip K.

    • On the same lists

    A novel that contains images that are Retro Futuristic, but is also a story about a post-apocalyptic Earth.

    Set in a post-Nuclear War society, the future is pretty bleak. People are being encouraged to leave the planet for parts unknown and are being given an incentive, their own...

  22. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

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    22. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

    by Douglas Adams

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    It began as a radio series on the BBC. It was quickly adapted for television (with many of the same cast), and much later there came a film version (though...

  23. R.u.r.

    23. R.u.r.

    by Karel Capek

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    Czech is hardly a widely spoken language, and in the years immediately after the First World War Czechoslovakia had barely gained its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire which had largely...

  24. The Windup Girl (2010)

    24. The Windup Girl (2010)

    by Bacigalupi, Paolo

    • On the same lists

    In a future Bangkok, walled in against rising seas and kept alive by a ruthless seed bank, the world's calories are controlled by a few giant corporations. Anderson Lake poses...

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