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A high-octane, paranoid plunge into the moral gray areas of the modern surveillance state. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Attack Surface.

  • paranoid
  • tense
  • gritty
  • claustrophobic
  1. 01

    Homeland

    Cory Doctorow

    A paranoid, pulse-pounding techno-thriller that channels the righteous anger of youth activism against a terrifyingly plausible surveillance state.

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    • paranoid
    • tense
    • cynical
    • urgent
  2. 02

    Little Brother

    Cory Doctorow

    A high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled crash course in digital rebellion and the fight for civil liberties.

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    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • urgent
    • didactic
  3. 03

    Infomocracy

    Malka Older

    A cerebral, high-stakes political thriller where data is the ultimate weapon and democracy is a fragile, hackable experiment.

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    • paranoid
    • tense
    • cynical
    • sharp
  4. 04

    Zero Day

    Mark Russinovich

    A chillingly plausible, ticking-clock techno-thriller that will make you want to unplug every device you own.

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    • paranoid
    • tense
    • gritty
    • urgent
  5. 05

    The Warehouse

    Rob Hart (Fiction writer)

    A chillingly plausible, fast-paced descent into a corporate dystopia where next-day delivery costs you your soul.

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    • paranoid
    • claustrophobic
    • cynical
    • urgent
  6. 06

    This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

    Nicole Perlroth

    A chilling, thriller-paced descent into the invisible digital arms race that threatens global security.

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    • tense
    • urgent
  7. 07

    The perfect weapon

    David E. Sanger

    A gripping, sobering plunge into the invisible wars being waged across our digital networks every single day.

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    • paranoid
    • tense
    • urgent
  8. 08

    Network Effect

    Martha Wells

    A high-octane space adventure narrated by a deeply relatable, socially anxious killing machine who would rather be watching soap operas.

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    • tense
    • cynical
  9. 09

    Ghost fleet

    Peter Warren Singer

    A chillingly plausible, high-octane glimpse into the terrifying realities of near-future global warfare.

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    • tense
    • gritty
    • urgent
  10. 10

    Islands in the Net

    Bruce Sterling · 2002

    A globe-trotting, idea-dense plunge into the dark, data-pirated underbelly of a seemingly utopian corporate future.

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    • gritty
    • cynical
    • sharp
  11. 11

    Distraction

    Bruce Sterling · 1998

    A chaotic, near-future political thriller where a cynical spin doctor and a brilliant scientist try to outmaneuver a broken, dystopian America.

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    • paranoid
    • cynical
    • urgent
  12. 12

    Apex

    Ramez Naam

    A relentless, mind-expanding plunge into the chaotic birth of a post-human world.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • urgent

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