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Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Science fiction and cyberpunk, dark in tone, about robots and identity, set in near future and big city.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
About 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.”
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The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Dystopia, about surveillance and totalitarianism, set in north america.
Bridge TrilogySeries
series4 books1990
Set in north america.
“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
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Resurrection, Inc.Novel
Kevin J. Andersonstandalone novel1988
Dystopia, about class conflict, set in our world.
“Resurrection, Inc. found a profitable way to do it: a microprocessor brain, a synthetic heart, artificial blood--and anyone with money could buy a Servant with no mind of its own, trained to obey any command.”
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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Adventurous in tone, about virtual reality and political intrigue.
“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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