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A. E. van Vogtstandalone novel1957
Tense in tone, about totalitarianism.
Greg MandelSeries
series5 books1993
Mystery & detective, tense in tone, set in british isles.
“Greg Mandel is a former special-forces soldier with a psychic 'gland' implant for reading emotions, working as a private investigator in a near-future Britain recovering from an authoritarian climate-crisis government.”
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Randall Garrettstandalone novel1962
Mystery & detective, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in spaceship.
Technically HumanNovel
Christian Mannstandalone novel2024
Tense in tone, about identity, set in europe.
“After spending several days together, Charlie comes to the conclusion that Julia is far too advanced compared to her robotic peers—she's too human.”
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FlashforwardNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1999
Time travel, tense in tone, about identity, set in europe.
“At CERN, the Large Hadron Collider accelerator is performing a run to search for the Higgs boson.”
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The Computer ConnectionNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1975
Adventurous in tone, about immortality, set in north america.