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MockingbirdNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1980
Dystopia, sad in tone, about artificial intelligence and loneliness.
“WorldCat: In a future world where mankind is dying, humans wander through life in a drugged electronic bliss.”
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CitySeries
series19 books1944
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and our world.
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We Can Build YouNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1972
About identity, set in near future.
“Written in 1962 as The First in Our Family, it remained unpublished until appearing in serial form as A. Lincoln, Simulacrum in the November 1969 and January 1970 issues of Amazing Stories magazine, re-titled by editor Ted White.”
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Shakespeare's PlanetNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1976
First contact, mysterious in tone, about aliens, set in other star systems.
“Woken after a thousand-year voyage meant to find humanity a new home, Carter Horton finds his ship stranded for good, tended by the disembodied minds of three volunteers who gave up their bodies to fly it.”
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The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
About space exploration and immortality, set in other star systems.
Beyond This HorizonNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Dystopia, about genetic engineering and rebellion and revolution.
“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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