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series10 books1981

Cyberpunk, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence.

“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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Start with Neuromancer →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

series4 books1962

completed

Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in our world.

“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 →

Halting StateSeries

series2 books2007

Cyberpunk, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence.

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

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about genetic engineering, set in our world.

Bridge TrilogySeries

series4 books1990

Cyberpunk, set in 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Virtual Light →

The Night MayorNovel

Kim Newmanstandalone novel1989

Cyberpunk and thriller & suspense, eerie in tone, set in virtual world.

“When infamous criminal Truro Daine escapes imprisonment, he flees into the City, an artificial world of his own creation, where he rules as the all-powerful Night Mayor.”
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