Though no film adaptation has been developed for Shade's Children, a number of other books do address similar themes and issues. Lois Lowry's The Giver, Nancy Farmer's The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, and Peter Dickinson's Eva are novels for young adults that depict future societies in which technology has reshaped human relationships.

For a related title on out-of-control computers, you need look no farther than the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.