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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Cyberpunk, tense in tone, about virtual reality, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Neuromancer →
Player PianoNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1952
Dystopia and satire, about class conflict, set in north america.
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Cyberpunk, about robots and identity, set in big city.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
from the catalogue
Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →
Bridge TrilogySeries
series4 books1990
Cyberpunk, set in big city and 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Virtual Light →
Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and nanotechnology, set in our world.
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dystopia, about totalitarianism, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Clockwork Orange →