In one of Cormans' answer to question "Is CLRS really an "introduction"? If so, what's next?"[1] he replied, "Yes, Introduction to Algorithms really is an introductory text—on algorithms". But then he recommended the next book people should read is Don Knuth’s The Art of Computer Programming. Here is the quote "What’s next? Don Knuth’s The Art of Computer Programming, which I consider the greatest books (it is a multi-volume set) computer science has ever had or ever will have."<p>I suppose the target groups of people studying his introductory book is not any random junior student at a random CS department if he is expecting them to pick up Knuth's Art of Computer Programming right after Introduction to Algorithms.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.quora.com/Is-CLRS-really-an-introduction-If-so-whats-next" rel="nofollow">https://www.quora.com/Is-CLRS-really-an-introduction-If-so-w...</a>