Best Technothrillers Ever

List your all-time favorite technothrillers.
NOTE: Technothrillers are a hybrid genre, drawing subject matter generally from science fiction, thrillers, spy, action and war. The inner workings of technology and the mechanics of various disciplines (espionage, martial arts, politics) are thoroughly explored, and the plot often turns on the particulars of that exploration.
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3.91 avg rating — 268,535 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 386,089 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 48,057 ratings
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4.42 avg rating — 1,251,558 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 195,818 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 215,017 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 5,287,171 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 184,321 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 30,013 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 116,035 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 114,334 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 83,974 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 3,356,662 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 175,772 ratings
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3.63 avg rating — 177,338 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 294,648 ratings
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3.70 avg rating — 659,650 ratings
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3.70 avg rating — 90,628 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 693,728 ratings
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21

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4.05 avg rating — 439,748 ratings
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22

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4.16 avg rating — 212,607 ratings
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3.63 avg rating — 212,757 ratings
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24

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3.74 avg rating — 88,430 ratings
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25

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4.14 avg rating — 143,232 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 59,972 ratings
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27

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3.54 avg rating — 76,651 ratings
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28

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3.98 avg rating — 11,862 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 65,983 ratings
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30

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4.08 avg rating — 62,833 ratings
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31

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3.89 avg rating — 152,816 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 143,599 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 57,469 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 24,911 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 75,817 ratings
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3.53 avg rating — 40,538 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 20,857 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 32,326 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 52,831 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 9,674,430 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 34,581 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 975,039 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 53,155 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 679,150 ratings
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45

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3.41 avg rating — 30,152 ratings
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46

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4.06 avg rating — 19,511 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22,266 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 35,114 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 27,938 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 54,034 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 40,968 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 19,559 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 42,887 ratings
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54

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4.15 avg rating — 141 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 55,011 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 18,148 ratings
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4.25 avg rating — 24,484 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 356,895 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 29,339 ratings
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60

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4.10 avg rating — 51,483 ratings
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61

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4.17 avg rating — 34,159 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 4,051,995 ratings
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63

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3.73 avg rating — 2,958 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 37,038 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 1,456,265 ratings
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66

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3.83 avg rating — 6,285 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 17,870 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 27,420 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 12,819 ratings
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70

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4.18 avg rating — 31,322 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 56,896 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,995 ratings
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3.73 avg rating — 16,481 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 20,256 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 34,903 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 177,948 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 1,147 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 15,381 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 39,274 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 31,595 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 12,977 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 22,323 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 78 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 17,722 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 4,385 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 34,243 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 3,990 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 14,678 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 19,066 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 180,663 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 1,275,363 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 19,455 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 10,972 ratings
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3.88 avg rating — 52,245 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 18,043 ratings
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3.68 avg rating — 42,804 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 6,127 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 296,602 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 165 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 11,656 ratings
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673 books · 983 voters · list created August 23rd, 2012 by Sterling Gate Books (votes) .
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message 1: by John (new)

John Darrin With 237 people voting on this list, how come there are only 3 group members?


message 2: by Robert (new)

Robert Gaskill Thank you very much for the techno thriller list


message 3: by Devin (new)

Devin Peters BOOKS FOR YEARS!


message 4: by Bo (new)

Bo Scott Help! I am looking for a book that I read in about 1987.
All of the world's computers crash, except those with the Apple/Macintosh operating system.
The book came out sometime after the "MacPlus" (my first computer).
I don't know the name; nor do I know the title.
Can anyone solve my query?
Thank you.
Miss Bo


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William Blankinship I have a similar request. Around 1995 I read a novel and depopulating the world to save it. A group picked leading scientists and others to have the antidote for a virus that was engineered. Folks were tricked into taking a vaccine also. The heroes won and dumped the masterminds of the plot naked in the Amazon jungle. I do not remember the name or author. The was a V22 Osprey tiltrotor on the cover. This was while there were still in the testing phase in the real world.
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message 6: by L.M. (last edited Sep 28, 2020 06:14AM) (new)

L.M. Whitaker William wrote: "I have a similar request. Around 1995 I read a novel and depopulating the world to save it. A group picked leading scientists and others to have the antidote for a virus that was engineered. Folks ..."

HI William - AG Riddle has a similar book, it's the first in a series I think and intertwined with the Atlantis Gene series.
Pandemic

Enjoy!
Linda


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Red Hi there,
I'm looking for a novel similar to the show "Person of Interest" or AI. Female and male protagonists that are adversaries at the beginning but become allies (friends, lovers whatever). Preferably the characters should not be younger than 30, so no teens.^^

(Just read D. F. Jones Colossus anything in that direction would be fine)

In short:

AI thriller akin to POI (Person of Interest TV)

adversaries -> allies

characters (f/m) should no longer be teens

Thanks in advance for your help, hope someone has a recommendation for me.

Cheers :)


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Jed Henson Red wrote: "Hi there,
I'm looking for a novel similar to the show "Person of Interest" or AI. Female and male protagonists that are adversaries at the beginning but become allies (friends, lovers whatever). Pr..."


Hi Red, I just ran across your somewhat-old question and thought I'd throw my new book out there. It's titled All In and features two unlikely 30-something partners (a hacker and an NSA spook) who battle a super AI.


message 9: by Sam (new)

Sam ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THE THE FOREVER WAR AND THE HUNGER GAMES ARE AWFUL. SOME OF THE WORST BOOKS EVER ON GOODREADS, IN OTHER WORDS. THEY ARE GARBAGE. GET THEM OFF THIS LIST NOW!


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