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Takeshi KovacsSeries
series3 books2002
Set in other star systems.
“Takeshi Kovacs is a former elite soldier turned freelance troubleshooter in a future where human consciousness can be digitized and transferred between bodies, or sleeves, making death an inconvenience for those who can afford new ones.”
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Start with Altered Carbon →
Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
About virtual reality, set in near future.
“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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Start with Neuromancer →
The Demolished ManNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953
Mystery & detective, about psychic powers and murder investigation.
“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
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Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
About robots, set in near future.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →
The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966
Thriller & suspense, about genetic engineering and immortality.
“Tens of thousands of years in the future, Earth is ruled by the Optimen, a genetically engineered aristocracy that has made itself functionally immortal, while ordinary people, the Folk, live under strict reproductive control.”
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When the Sleeper WakesNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in british isles.
“Graham, an insomniac Englishman in 1890s London, takes a course of sleep-inducing drugs and falls into a coma that lasts two centuries.”
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