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The Mind CageNovel
A. E. van Vogtstandalone novel1957
About psychic powers.
FlashforwardNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1999
Time travel, set in europe.
“At CERN, the Large Hadron Collider accelerator is performing a run to search for the Higgs boson.”
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Total RecallNovel
Piers Anthonystandalone novel1989
Cyberpunk, about virtual reality, set in mars.
“Douglas Quail is haunted by nightmares of Mars, covert missions and a life more glamorous than his earthbound 2089 AD reality.”
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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hard science fiction, about survival and space exploration, set in mars.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dystopia, dark and challenging in tone, set in big city.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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EvaNovel
Peter Dickinsonstandalone novel1988
Emotional in tone, about coming of age.