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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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

series10 books1981

Dark in tone, 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 →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

series6 books1968

Dark in tone, about robots and identity.

“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
from the catalogue

Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →

Ready Player OneSeries

series3 books2011

Adventurous in tone, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
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Start with Ready Player One →

Oath of FealtyNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1981

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in north america.

“Set in the near future, it involves an arcology, a large inhabited structure, called Todos Santos, which rises above a crime-ridden Los Angeles, California, but has little beyond casual contact with the city.”
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Quantum LogicSeries

series7 books1990

completed

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

Start with Queen of Angels →

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