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    Stand on ZanzibarNovel

    John Brunner · standalone novel · 1968

    Dark in tone, about genetic engineering and surveillance, set in big city.

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    series · 4 books · 1962

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    Dark in tone, about surveillance, set in big city.

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    P. D. James · standalone novel · 1992

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