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A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dark in tone, about totalitarianism, 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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Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Dark in tone, about genetic engineering, set in big city.
GnomonNovel
Nick Harkawaystandalone novel2017
Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about totalitarianism and murder investigation.
“A detective investigates a murder through unconventional methods that leads to questions about her society's very nature.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, tense in tone, about technological singularity.
“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and technological singularity.
The Lathe of HeavenNovel
Ursula K. Le Guinstandalone novel1971
Tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in big city.