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series4 books1962

completed

Science fiction, dark in tone, 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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Start with A Clockwork Orange →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

“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 →

GliffNovel

Ali Smithstandalone novel2024

Tense in tone, set in british isles.

Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Science fiction, dark in tone, about genetic engineering, set in big city.

Brave New WorldSeries

series8 books1932

Science fiction, 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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GnomonNovel

Nick Harkawaystandalone novel2017

Science fiction and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation.

“A detective investigates a murder through unconventional methods that leads to questions about her society's very nature.”
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