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John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about genetic engineering.

series4 books1962

completed

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about totalitarianism.

“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.”
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The Shockwave RiderNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1975

Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, about totalitarianism, set in north america.

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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The Handmaid's TaleSeries

series3 books1985

Dystopia, 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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Shadrach in the FurnaceNovel

Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1976

Dystopia, about identity and totalitarianism.

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