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series4 books1962

completed

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about totalitarianism.

“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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Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about genetic engineering.

Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

series3 books1966

completed

Dystopia.

“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
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Islands in the NetNovel

Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1988

About political intrigue and class conflict, set in africa.

“The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in places that are off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck parts of Africa.”
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Halting StateSeries

series2 books2007

Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, about surveillance and artificial intelligence, set in near future.

“The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”
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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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