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Books Like Next

by Michael Crichton · about this book

Loved Next by Michael Crichton? If its genetic engineering, multiple pov and science fiction hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Future, All That We See or Seem and The One. 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 Next: Genetic Engineering · Multiple POV · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Technology and Society

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   The Future

   Naomi Alderman

   Near Future · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Thriller · Multiple POV

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   All That We See or Seem

   Ken Liu

   Near Future · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Thriller · Plot-Driven

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   The One

   John Marrs

   Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Short Chapters · Multiple POV · Thriller

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4. 

   Dungeon Crawler Carl

   Matt Dinniman

   Plot-Driven · Science Fiction · Short Chapters · Fast-Paced · Ensemble Cast

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5. 

   Ready Player Two

   Ernest Cline

   Near Future · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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   We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

   Dennis E. Taylor

   Science Fiction · Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Technology and Society · Fast-Paced

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7. 

   Patient Zero

   Jonathan Maberry

   Genetic Engineering · Plot-Driven · Science Fiction · Thriller · Fast-Paced

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8. 

   Cold Storage

   David Koepp

   Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Ensemble Cast · Thriller · Fast-Paced

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9. 

   Neuromancer

   William Gibson

   Near Future · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Thriller · Plot-Driven

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10. 

    The Water Knife

    Paolo Bacigalupi

    Near Future · Science Fiction · Thriller · Multiple POV · Fast-Paced

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11. 

    White Out

    Ken Follett

    Plot-Driven · Medicine · Ensemble Cast · Fast-Paced · Multiple POV

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12. 

    I, Robot

    Isaac Asimov

    Technology and Society · Near Future · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Multiple POV

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13. 

    The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

    Walter Isaacson

    Genetic Engineering · Medicine · Technology and Society · Ensemble Cast · Scientist Protagonist

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14. 

    World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

    Max Brooks

    Near Future · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV · Plot-Driven

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15. 

    The Boyfriend

    Freida McFadden

    Plot-Driven · Medicine · Short Chapters · Fast-Paced · Thriller

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16. 

    The Dark Forest

    Liu Cixin

    Near Future · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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17. 

    The Perfect Run II

    Maxime J. Durand

    Genetic Engineering · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Ensemble Cast

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18. 

    Dark Matter

    Blake Crouch

    Plot-Driven · Science Fiction · Short Chapters · Thriller · Fast-Paced

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19. 

    The Last Murder at the End of the World

    Stuart Turton

    Genetic Engineering · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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20. 

    The Toll

    Neal Shusterman

    Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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