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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Neuromancer →
Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Adventurous in tone, about virtual reality and political intrigue.
“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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BudayeenSeries
series13 books1973
completed
Set in middle east.
“Budayeen Nights, published after Effinger's death, gathers his shorter fiction set in the same neon-lit quarter.”
from the catalogue
Start with The City on the Sand →
HardwiredSeries
series3 books1986
Set in our world.
“Voice of the Whirlwind, published three years later, is a loosely connected follow-up set in the same future, sharing its technological and political backdrop with a different cast of characters.”
from the catalogue
Start with Hardwired →
Parrish PlessisSeries
series3 books2004
Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense and dark in tone, set in big city and near future.
Start with Nylon Angel →
Dr. AdderSeries
series3 books1984
Set in north america.
“Dr. Adder is an artist-surgeon, who modifies sexual organs of his patients to satisfy the weirdest of perversion; he is depicted as a borderline criminal and counter-cultural figure in a future Los Angeles.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dr. Adder →