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series7 books1990

completed

Tense in tone.

series3 books1992

Science fiction and hard science fiction, challenging in tone, set in near future.

“Within a detective fiction framework, the novel explores the consequences of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, which Egan acknowledges was chosen more for its entertainment value than for its likelihood of being correct.”
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Richard ForthrastSeries

series2 books2011

About virtual reality, set in our world and north america.

“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
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Blindsight / FirefallSeries

series3 books2006

First contact, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in space.

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Man PlusSeries

series2 books1976

Tense in tone, about robots and space colonization, set in mars.

“Thomas T. Thomas wrote the sequel Mars Plus, continuing the story of the Martian colony years later.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel

Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000

Tense in tone, about surveillance and technological singularity, set in our world.

“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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