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series6 books1897

Set in british isles and 19th century.

“The Invisible Man is H. G. Wells's 1897 science fiction novel about Griffin, a scientist who works out how to make living tissue invisible and tests the process on himself, only to discover he has no way to reverse it.”
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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

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

Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in near future and 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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The Sheep Look UpNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1972

Dystopia, about ecological collapse, set in north america and near future.

The Island of Dr. MoreauSeries

series12 books1896

Set in 19th century.

“Taken together, the group traces one unsettling premise across more than a century of speculative fiction rather than forming a single ongoing story.”
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The Terminal ManNovel

Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1972

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

“In 1974, it was made into a film of the same name.”
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