Best Future Noir Reads (19 books)

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Future Noir takes us to the near future - in societies that are similar to our own, yet filled with dark and action-packed tales. Future Noir doesn't quite fit the other speculative genres but stands out on its own.

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1		Chimera Effect (The Suprahuman Secret, #4) by Milo James Fowler (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) by Richard K. Morgan 4.03 avg rating — 117,422 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		Johnny Mnemonic by William Gibson 3.79 avg rating — 12,306 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Girl of Great Price by Milo James Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Ghost in the Shell (Ghost in the Shell, #1) by Masamune Shirow 4.15 avg rating — 13,958 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Death Duel by Milo James Fowler (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Cowboy Bebop, Vol. 1 by Yutaka Nanten 4.11 avg rating — 4,261 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 4.09 avg rating — 529,005 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 334,020 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Yakuza Territory by Milo James Fowler (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Simping Detective by Simon Spurrier 3.91 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Elephantmen, Vol. 1: Wounded Animals by Richard Starkings 3.83 avg rating — 921 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		GANGSTA. 1 (Gangsta., #1) by Kohske 4.29 avg rating — 4,380 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Prime Suspects: A Clone Detective Mystery by Jim Bernheimer (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 256 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 78,975 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) by Dan Simmons 4.28 avg rating — 313,250 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Orphan Black, Vol. 1 by John Fawcett 3.59 avg rating — 702 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Lazarus, Vol. 1: Family by Greg Rucka 3.95 avg rating — 11,659 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		The Penumbra Podcast by NOT A BOOK 4.70 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

19 books · 3 voters · list created May 22nd, 2016 by Tyrean (votes) .

Tags: future-noir, science-fiction, speculative

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