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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and technological singularity.

series8 books1932

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in far future and otherworld.

“Some editions pair the novel with Huxley's own 1958 nonfiction essay collection, Brave New World Revisited, which reassesses the book's ideas rather than continuing its story.”
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Start with Brave New World →

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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Start with The Man in the High Castle →

WWW TrilogySeries

series3 books2009

About artificial intelligence, set in north america.

Start with Wake →

Richard ForthrastSeries

series2 books2011

Set in north america and virtual world.

“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
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Start with Reamde →

Calculating GodNovel

Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel2000

First contact, reflective in tone, about aliens and faith and religion.

“The bulk of the novel covers the many discussions and arguments on this topic, as well as the nature of belief, religion, and science.”
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