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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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A Clockwork OrangeSeries

series4 books1962

completed

Challenging in tone, set in our world and 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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The Lathe of HeavenNovel

Ursula K. Le Guinstandalone novel1971

Tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in our world and big city.

Bridge TrilogySeries

series4 books1990

Cyberpunk, set in big city and 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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The Sheep Look UpNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1972

About ecological collapse and plague and pandemic, set in north america and big city.

Sprawl TrilogySeries

series10 books1981

Cyberpunk, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in big city.

“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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