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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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A Clockwork OrangeSeries

series4 books1962

completed

Challenging in tone, about surveillance, 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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Space MerchantsSeries

series2 books1953

completed

About class conflict, set in venus & inner planets.

“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
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Shadrach in the FurnaceNovel

Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1976

About identity.

Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

series3 books1966

completed

About artificial intelligence.

“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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The Children of MenNovel

P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992

Post-apocalyptic, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in british isles.

“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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