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The House That Stood StillNovel
A. E. van Vogtstandalone novel1950
About immortality, set in north america.
“Drawn in through his attraction to a cult member, the lawyer learns the group possesses technology beyond its disguise, including spacecraft, and is preparing to relocate the house's stones off-world to escape a coming war.”
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Unwise ChildNovel
Randall Garrettstandalone novel1962
About robots and murder investigation, set in spaceship and near future.
The Fear IndexNovel
Robert Harrisstandalone novel2011
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in contemporary and europe.
“A computer designed for stock trading becomes sentient.”
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The Jackpot TrilogySeries
series2 books2014
Tense in tone, set in near future and north america.
“Gibson's 2020 book Agency is set in the same world.”
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Silver ScreenNovel
Justina Robsonstandalone novel1999
Cyberpunk, about identity and murder investigation, set in near future.
The I InsideNovel
Alan Dean Fosterstandalone novel1984
About identity, set in far future.
“Earth has advanced a considerable amount of time from today.”
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