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DiasporaNovel
Greg Eganstandalone novel1997
About mind uploading.
Singularity SkySeries
series2 books2003
Space opera, tense in tone.
“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
from the catalogue
Start with Singularity Sky →
Schild's LadderNovel
Greg Eganstandalone novel2002
About ecological collapse, set in deep space.
AuroraNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2015
About space colonization and survival, set in spaceship and generation ship.
Jean le FlambeurSeries
series3 books2010
Space opera, about virtual reality.
“Jean le Flambeur is a master thief broken out of a virtual prison to pull off one more impossible heist, in a solar system reshaped by uploaded minds, post-human factions, and economies built on memory and privacy themselves.”
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Start with The Quantum Thief →
The Gods ThemselvesNovel
Isaac Asimovstandalone novel1972
About aliens, set in parallel universe and the moon.