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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Adventurous in tone, about virtual reality.
“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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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
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.”
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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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The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Post-apocalyptic, about surveillance and totalitarianism, set in north america.
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About totalitarianism and gender and society, set in north america.
“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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Bug Jack BarronNovel
Norman Spinradstandalone novel1969
About surveillance, set in north america.
“In this regard, Spinrad has cited the influence of Beat writers William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac.”
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