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  • Cover of Islands in the Net
    Islands in the NetNovel

    Bruce Sterling · standalone novel · 1988

    About political intrigue and class conflict, set in africa.

    “The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in places that are off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck parts of Africa.”

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  • Cover of A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork OrangeSeries

    series · 4 books · 1962

    completed

    Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in big city.

    “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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  • Cover of Colossus (D. F. Jones)
    Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

    series · 3 books · 1966

    completed

    Dystopia.

    “Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”

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  • Cover of Sprawl Trilogy
    Sprawl TrilogySeries

    series · 10 books · 1981

    About virtual reality, 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.”

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  • Cover of Halting State
    Halting StateSeries

    series · 2 books · 2007

    Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, about surveillance and artificial intelligence, set in near future.

    “The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”

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  • Cover of Stand on Zanzibar
    Stand on ZanzibarNovel

    John Brunner · standalone novel · 1968

    Dystopia, challenging in tone, about genetic engineering, set in big city.

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