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Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1988

About 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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Halting StateSeries

series2 books2007

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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Start with Halting State →

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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Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

series10 books1981

About 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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Start with Neuromancer →

OtherlandSeries

series6 books1996

About virtual reality, set in virtual world.

“Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.”
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Start with City of Golden Shadow →

Nexus 5Series

series3 books2012

Science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in near future and our world.

“The trilogy continues through Crux and Apex, following the same central conflict over who controls the technology.”
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Start with Nexus →

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