Forward Collection Books in Order
Learn about the Forward Collection of near-future sci fi stories, with reading order, story summaries, and background on Blake Crouch’s role in curating the series.
Last updated: January 12, 2026
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Publication Order
6 books
You Have Arrived at Your Destination
by Amor Towles
2019
The Last Conversation
by Paul Tremblay
2019
Summer Frost
by Blake Crouch
2019
Video game developer Riley discovers that a minor non-player character, Maxine, has broken free of her scripted role and begun acting with eerie autonomy. As Riley cultivates this emergent AI in secret, their bond deepens, forcing impossible choices about control, freedom, and what counts as human.
Randomize
by Andy Weir
2019
In near-future Las Vegas, a casino upgrades its keno system with a supposedly unbreakable quantum computer. A brilliant physicist and her husband see the perfect chance for a life-changing heist, but beating the math is only the first move in a dangerous negotiation.
Emergency Skin
by NK Jemisin
2019
Ark
by Veronica Roth
2019
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