I recently watched Andor (loved the show! it's amazing!) and thought to myself that what books would have the same vibe. sci-fi (or not) with heist or thriller vibes, something that'll keep me engaged and entertained.
blade runner vibes but with books – try the takeshi kovac series by richard k morgan, starts with altered carbon and has that gritty cyberpunk heist energy you’re looking for.
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Mars Crossing, Geoffrey Landis (Takes a while before you find out the OTHER stuff thats going on)
Artifact, Gregory Benford
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Neuromancer by William Gibson is essentially a heist story
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If you liked *Andor*, I’d lean toward stuff that mixes tension, strategy, and a bit of moral grey rather than pure action.
* *The Quantum Thief* by Hannu Rajaniemi – very heist-heavy, super clever, and drops you into the world without hand-holding. Feels like you’re piecing together a plan alongside the characters.
* *Six of Crows* by Leigh Bardugo – more fantasy than sci-fi, but it’s straight-up heist vibes. Tight crew, layered schemes, lots of tension and reversals.
* *The Lies of Locke Lamora* by Scott Lynch – again fantasy, but very Andor-adjacent in tone – scrappy characters, cons, and constantly staying one step ahead of people with more power.
* Substack’s *The Next One Piece* (thenextonepiece [dot] substack [dot] com) has been my favourite recently – it starts dystopian but quickly turns into this strategic, high-stakes power game. It’s got some traditional “heist” element while scratches that same itch of planning, factions, betrayals, and outmaneuvering an oppressive system
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blade runner vibes but with books – try the takeshi kovac series by richard k morgan, starts with altered carbon and has that gritty cyberpunk heist energy you’re looking for.
Mars Crossing, Geoffrey Landis (Takes a while before you find out the OTHER stuff thats going on)
Artifact, Gregory Benford
Neuromancer by William Gibson is essentially a heist story
If you liked *Andor*, I’d lean toward stuff that mixes tension, strategy, and a bit of moral grey rather than pure action.
* *The Quantum Thief* by Hannu Rajaniemi – very heist-heavy, super clever, and drops you into the world without hand-holding. Feels like you’re piecing together a plan alongside the characters.
* *Six of Crows* by Leigh Bardugo – more fantasy than sci-fi, but it’s straight-up heist vibes. Tight crew, layered schemes, lots of tension and reversals.
* *The Lies of Locke Lamora* by Scott Lynch – again fantasy, but very Andor-adjacent in tone – scrappy characters, cons, and constantly staying one step ahead of people with more power.
* Substack’s *The Next One Piece* (thenextonepiece [dot] substack [dot] com) has been my favourite recently – it starts dystopian but quickly turns into this strategic, high-stakes power game. It’s got some traditional “heist” element while scratches that same itch of planning, factions, betrayals, and outmaneuvering an oppressive system