Saturday, December 5, 2009

Any novels out there similar to the Matrix Trilogy?

Are there any novels the have a similar theme or plot like the Matrix movies? Something set in a futuristic world with high technology and magic like abilities. I have searched the book stores with no luck. Any suggestions?Any novels out there similar to the Matrix Trilogy?
The Matrix Trilogy is essentially a dystopian society, and there are some fantastic dystopian novels out there, including some classic and absolutely necessary ones:





Brave New World by Aldous Huxley: Brave New World is set somewhere in the distant future. The whole cycle of reproduction is fully mechanic - there are different castes who do different jobs (manual labour, slightly less mindless manual labour, tending to the reproductive equipment, etc.) and these different people are ';born'; in batches who are treated to increase societal efficiency. Because reproduction is fully streamlined and natural human conception is illegal, the concept of ';family'; is considered dirty and taboo. It's a very interesting, and eerily accurate, prophecy of a future steeped entirely in hedonism without repercussions and the nature of human society.





Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood: This really recent book is Atwood's second dystopia (the first being the feminist work The Handmaid's Tale), but very different from her first. The book is told from the point of view of ';Snowman'; looking back at the process of how the world got to where it was when he started the narrative: essentially, the book consists of descriptions of Snowman's life in the present (after almost all humans are extinct and the mutant remains of their dangerously technological society run rampant) and his explanation of the process of humanity's last faltering steps before they were all wiped out by poisoned sex enhancement pills, so that an evil genius could replace the old, flawed human with a new, ';perfect'; one. Not much fighting, but lots of technology.





Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell: The quintessential dystopian novel. Set in a (then) futuristic society where all the earth was ruled by three totalitarian governments: Oceania (encompassing most of Europe and the Americas), Eurasia, and Eastasia. It follows the gradual rebellion of Winston Smith as he grows more and more reluctant to fall into step with the rest of society, until he's caught. Very exciting. And not the same kind of technology as in The Matrix, but, you know, there are microphones and telescreens everywhere to watch everyone's every move.Any novels out there similar to the Matrix Trilogy?
A lot of people say ';Neuromancer'; by William Gibson is Similar(cyber punk)...I plan on reading it in the near future.

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