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Takeshi KovacsSeries
series3 books2002
Cyberpunk, dark in tone.
“Takeshi Kovacs is a former elite soldier turned freelance troubleshooter in a future where human consciousness can be digitized and transferred between bodies, or sleeves, making death an inconvenience for those who can afford new ones.”
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Start with Altered Carbon →
The Madness SeasonNovel
C. S. Friedmanstandalone novel1990
Space opera, about aliens.
“The alien within - He'd had so many names over the centuries, so many new identities that he could scarcely remember who he had originally been.”
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TeixcalaanSeries
series2 books2019
Space opera, reflective in tone, about political intrigue.
“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
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Start with A Memory Called Empire →
Mickey7Series
series2 books2022
About cloning and survival.
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Double StarNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956
Adventurous in tone, about political intrigue, set in mars.
“Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar.”
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Night WalkNovel
Bob Shawstandalone novel1967
About survival.