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John Brunnerstandalone novel1975

Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

series4 books1962

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Dystopia, challenging in tone, set in our world.

“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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Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about genetic engineering, set in our world.

The Sheep Look UpNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1972

Dystopia, about ecological collapse and plague and pandemic, set in north america.

Sprawl TrilogySeries

series10 books1981

About artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

“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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The Handmaid's TaleSeries

series3 books1985

Dystopia, about gender and society and rebellion and revolution, set in north america.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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