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Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Cyberpunk, about identity, set in big city.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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RobopocalypseSeries
series3 books2011
Tense in tone, about survival and war.
“Told in a present-tense, techno-thriller style compared to Michael Crichton's work, the New York Times bestseller continues in the sequel Robogenesis, which follows the aftermath of the robot uprising.”
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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Cyberpunk, tense in tone, about virtual reality, set in big city.
“Johnny Mnemonic, an early short story set in the same fictional milieu, predates the novels and introduces the courier Molly Millions before her role in the trilogy.”
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AutonomousNovel
Annalee Newitzstandalone novel2017
Cyberpunk, tense in tone, about slavery.
“Set in a near future Earth, the book describes a world where both humans and intelligent robots can be owned as property.”
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Player PianoNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1952
Dystopia and satire, about class conflict, set in north america.
Tik-TokNovel
John Sladekstandalone novel1983
Satire, funny in tone, set in north america.
“Tik-Tok was one of the finest domestic robots ever made, but his asimov circuits were defective.”
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