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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Tense in tone, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Neuromancer →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →
Only ForwardNovel
Michael Marshall Smithstandalone novel1994
About virtual reality and identity.
The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Dystopia, tense in tone, about surveillance, set in north america.
The Night MayorNovel
Kim Newmanstandalone novel1989
Thriller & suspense, about virtual reality, set in virtual world.
“When infamous criminal Truro Daine escapes imprisonment, he flees into the City, an artificial world of his own creation, where he rules as the all-powerful Night Mayor.”
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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Virtual Light →