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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Cyberpunk, tense and dark 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Neuromancer →
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about robots, 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? →
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in our world.
The Android's DreamSeries
series2 books2006
Space opera and humor, funny in tone, about aliens.
“John Scalzi's The Android's Dream follows ex-soldier Harry Creek as the hunt for a replacement leads him to Robin Baker, an ordinary woman carrying hidden sheep DNA that makes her the key to avoiding a war.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Android's Dream →
The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries
series11 books1895
Science fiction.
“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →
ZendegiNovel
Greg Eganstandalone novel2010
Reflective in tone, about mind uploading, set in middle east.