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Start with Little Brother and continue through all 5 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Cory Doctorow • Published 2008
After a terrorist attack in San Francisco, 17 year old hacker Marcus Yallow is swept into a secret prison and then released into a city turned police state. Using his tech skills and a guerrilla network, he leads a ri...
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Ends with Force Multiplier
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Book 1:Little Brother
Cory Doctorow • 2008 • 1 recommendation
After a terrorist attack in San Francisco, 17 year old hacker Marcus Yallow is swept into a secret prison and then released into a city turned police state. Using his tech skills and a guerrilla network, he leads a ri...
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Book 2:Homeland
Cory Doctorow • 2013
Back from the events of Little Brother, Marcus Yallow is broke, out of college, and looking for work when a whistleblower hands him an encrypted trove of government secrets. Choosing what to leak, and how, pulls him i...
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Book 3:Lawful Interception
Cory Doctorow • 2013
Set between Homeland and Attack Surface, this novella finds Marcus coping with a catastrophic Oakland earthquake. Working with friends and hacker allies, he uses improvised networks and crowdsourced drones to restore...
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Book 4:Attack Surface
Cory Doctorow • 2020
Years after Little Brother, surveillance contractor Masha Maximow makes a living building tools to track protesters around the world. When those same systems are turned on her friends back home, she must choose betwee...
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Book 5:Force Multiplier
Cory Doctorow • 2020
This Little Brother universe short story follows Marcus Yallow as he discovers invasive stalkerware on phones and laptops. Trying to help a friend escape digital abuse, he confronts how everyday technology can be weap...
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What is the best order to read the Little Brother series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Little Brother.
How many books are in the Little Brother series?
There are 5 books currently listed in the Little Brother series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Little Brother series?
New readers should start with Little Brother, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Little Brother series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2008 to 2020.