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Books Like A Scanner Darkly

by Philip K. Dick · about this book

Loved A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick? If its science fiction, substance abuse and undercover agent hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Neuromancer, The Running Man and Brave New Worlds. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside A Scanner Darkly: Science Fiction · Substance Abuse · Undercover Agent · Male Lead · Surveillance State

1. 

   Neuromancer

   William Gibson

   Near Future · Science Fiction · Technology and Society · Dystopian · Addiction

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   The Running Man

   Richard Bachman

   Near Future · Surveillance State · Bleak · Science Fiction · Male Lead

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3. 

   Brave New Worlds

   Cory Doctorow, Paolo Bacigalupi

   Surveillance State · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Near Future · Bleak

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4. 

   1984

   George Orwell

   Surveillance State · Bleak · Science Fiction · Tragic · Male Lead

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5. 

   Soylent Green

   Harry Harrison

   Near Future · Bleak · Science Fiction · Technology and Society · Dystopian

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6. 

   The Loop

   Ben Oliver

   Surveillance State · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Bleak · Male Lead

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7. 

   The Dark Forest

   Liu Cixin

   Near Future · Science Fiction · Technology and Society · Bleak · Conspiracy

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8. 

   The Vault of Dreamers

   Caragh M. O'Brien

   Surveillance State · Near Future · Science Fiction · Technology and Society · Dystopian

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9. 

   Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

   Hunter S. Thompson

   Substance Abuse · Unreliable Narrator · Addiction · Dark Comedy · Male Lead

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10. 

    Golden State

    Ben H. Winters

    Surveillance State · Science Fiction · Technology and Society · Dystopian · Conspiracy

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11. 

    Post Office

    Charles Bukowski

    Substance Abuse · Addiction · Bleak · Dark Comedy · Male Lead

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12. 

    Frankenstein

    Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    Science Fiction · Bleak · Technology and Society · Tragic · Male Lead

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13. 

    The Clinic

    Cate Quinn

    Substance Abuse · Addiction · Undercover Agent · Conspiracy · Dark

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14. 

    The Future

    Naomi Alderman

    Near Future · Surveillance State · Science Fiction · Dystopian · Technology and Society

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15. 

    Roadside Picnic

    Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

    Bleak · Science Fiction · Dystopian · Substance Abuse · Male Lead

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16. 

    Never Let Me Go

    Kazuo Ishiguro

    Science Fiction · Dystopian · Tragic · Unreliable Narrator · Friendship and Betrayal

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17. 

    The Border

    Don Winslow

    Undercover Agent · Substance Abuse · Addiction · Conspiracy · Male Lead

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18. 

    The Water Knife

    Paolo Bacigalupi

    Near Future · Science Fiction · Bleak · Conspiracy · Dystopian

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19. 

    Parable of the Talents

    Octavia E. Butler

    Near Future · Bleak · Science Fiction · Classics · Dystopian

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20. 

    All That We See or Seem

    Ken Liu

    Near Future · Surveillance State · Science Fiction · Technology and Society · Conspiracy

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