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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet and reflective in tone, about technological singularity.
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
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First contact, about faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america.
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in big city.
“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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The Light of Other DaysNovel
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Time travel, tense in tone, about surveillance and technological singularity.
“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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GnomonNovel
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Dystopia and mystery & detective, about surveillance and totalitarianism.
“A detective investigates a murder through unconventional methods that leads to questions about her society's very nature.”
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