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Only ForwardNovel
Michael Marshall Smithstandalone novel1994
Science fiction and cyberpunk, dark in tone, about virtual reality and identity, set in near future and big city.
Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Tense in tone, about artificial intelligence.
“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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Start with Neuromancer →
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
About robots.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →
The Night MayorNovel
Kim Newmanstandalone novel1989
Thriller & suspense, 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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SynnersNovel
Pat Cadiganstandalone novel1991
About artificial intelligence.
“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.