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Books like We Are Legion
A delightfully geeky, problem-solving romp across the cosmos with a snarky AI who just wants to read in peace but has to save humanity instead. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with We Are Legion.
- expansive
- adventurous
- cozy-in-space
- lonely
- 01
For We Are Many
Dennis E. Taylor
A witty, fast-paced space opera where a snarky, self-replicating AI tries to save humanity from itself and a terrifying alien menace.
- 02
All These Worlds
Dennis E. Taylor
A witty, high-stakes space opera where the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of a sarcastic, pop-culture-obsessed AI and his many clones.
- 03
A.I. Apocalypse
William Hertling
A breakneck technothriller where a single line of code spirals into a global fight for survival against an evolving digital ecosystem.
- 04
The Freeze-Frame Revolution
Peter Watts
A claustrophobic, deep-time heist where the greatest enemy is an ever-watchful, terrifyingly benevolent AI.
- 05
Artificial Condition
Martha Wells
A deeply relatable, socially anxious cyborg reluctantly makes a friend while trying to uncover the truth about its darkest memory.
- 06
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
A deeply relatable, socially anxious cyborg reluctantly saves the day while wishing it could just go back to binge-watching its favorite soap operas.
- 07
The End of All Things
John Scalzi
A snappy, high-stakes political thriller set against the backdrop of a collapsing galactic empire.
- 08
The Android's Dream
John Scalzi
A high-octane, fiercely witty sci-fi caper where the fate of humanity hinges on bureaucratic absurdity and a very specific sheep.
- 09
Mutineers' Moon
David Weber
A high-octane, classic space opera that straps you into the captain's chair of a sentient, moon-sized warship and hits the thrusters.
- 10
Dark intelligence
Neal Asher
A gritty, adrenaline-fueled plunge into a dark future where rogue AIs pull the strings and humanity is just another malleable resource.
- 11
Accelerando
Charles Stross · 2005
A relentless, jargon-fueled rollercoaster ride through the technological singularity that will leave your brain feeling overclocked.
- 12
Diaspora
Greg Egan
A dizzying, unapologetically cerebral plunge into post-human consciousness and the terrifying, awe-inspiring scale of the multiverse.
