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Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Set in big city.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Tense in tone, set in 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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Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and nanotechnology.
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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SynnersNovel
Pat Cadiganstandalone novel1991
Set in big city.
“In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and technological singularity.