# Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for provocative, interesting science fiction ideas about how practical immortality might work for people and society.

## Why people recommend it

- Provocative ideas about practical immortality (1 comments): "The book is full of provocative ideas about how practical immortality might actually work on a personal and societal level." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46214881))
- Wonderful, interesting science fiction (1 comments): "Cory Doctorow's wonderful sci-fi book explored exactly this in interesting ways" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46215421))
- Tonally similar to another recommended book (1 comments): "Down And Out in the Magic Kingdom is tonally similar" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49425682))

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- [There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/there-is-no-antimemetics-division.md): 98 recommend
- [Blindsight by Peter Watts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blindsight.md): 96 recommend
- [Dune by Frank Herbert](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune.md): 82 recommend
- [Accelerando by Charles Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/accelerando.md): 71 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250196388?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781250196385) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow", https://hackerapproved.com/p/down-and-out-in-the-magic-kingdom/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).