Books like The Trigger by Arthur C. Clarke
In the mid‑21st century, Dr. Jeffrey Horton and his research team invent the ultimate protective weapon: a device that triggers the detonation of all nitrate‑based bombs and explosives in its vicinity. Intended to safeguard humanity from mass destruction, the invention quickly reveals its own perilous nature. Horton must navigate a complex web of scientific ambition, political pressure, and the possibility that even well‑meaning technology can fall into the wrong hands. The novel explores the ethical ambiguity of defensive weapons and the unforeseen consequences of controlling destructive technology.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Arthur C. Clarke
★
★
★
★
★
4.0 (1 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for The Trigger by Arthur C. Clarke are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to The Trigger (17 similar books)
When a colossal alien cylinder enters the solar system, a hastily assembled crew docks aboard to explore its mysterious interior, uncovering scientific puzzles that reshape humanity’s view of the cosmos.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In the 22nd century, visionary scientist Vannevar Morgan designs an unprecedented space elevator—36,000 km tall—docked to an equatorial island to revolutionize human space travel.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A physicist and his robotic warriors fight a protracted war against a South America-Africa alliance in Haldeman's gripping science fiction tale of the horrors of war and its possible resolution in the 21st century.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
On Thalassa, a utopian colony, an evolving marine crisis collides with a massive Earth refugee ship that arrives from a destroyed sun, threatening the planet’s paradise.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In 2276, Titan’s elite family must secure a diplomatic envoy to Earth amid political, genetic, and economic crises that threaten the moon’s hydrogen-based commerce.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A tale of war and humanity's final fight for survival in a desperate bid to end the reign of a seemingly unstoppable foe, from the author of the Worldwar series.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a digital dystopia, a young woman discovers the power of printed words to resist an invasive tech regime, illustrating how language can become both a weapon and a sanctuary.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A behind‑the‑scenes look at the production of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 classic "2001: A Space Odyssey," featuring insights from Arthur C. Clarke and film crew members.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Arthur C. Clarke surveys speculative futures, revisiting 1959‑1961 essays on space exploration, sea mining, asteroid utilization, and humanity’s possible evolution, and updating them to reflect the scientific progress made since the original 1962 publication.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A story of historical fiction blending with alternative history, focusing on the American Civil War era and its aftermath, with a twist of the 1930s and 1940s war scenarios that are set in the North.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
The Great War - Breakthroughs: A Science Fiction Novel Set in the Interwar Period Featuring Alternate History and Innovations from World War I.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Relentless killers: Berserkers are genocidal weapons from an ancient interstellar war, deadly and deadly efficient at their single purpose of destroying all life.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A curated anthology of Arthur C. Clarke’s science‑fiction short stories, covering space exploration, first contact, post‑apocalyptic scenarios and cosmic monsters.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Luke Skywalker, a hero of the New Republic, becomes ensnared in a treacherous plot to restore the Empire under Lord Shadowspawn.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. ClarkeHave a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!