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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Cyberpunk and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about artificial intelligence and virtual reality, set in near future and 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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Start with Neuromancer →
Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and organized crime.
“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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Halting StateSeries
series2 books2007
About surveillance.
“The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”
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Start with Halting State →
Bridge TrilogySeries
series4 books1990
Set in north america.
“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
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Start with Virtual Light →
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
About robots and identity.
“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 Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Dystopia, about surveillance and totalitarianism, set in north america.