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series3 books1986

Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense in tone, set in near future and our world.

“Voice of the Whirlwind, published three years later, is a loosely connected follow-up set in the same future, sharing its technological and political backdrop with a different cast of characters.”
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Sprawl TrilogySeries

series10 books1981

About artificial intelligence and virtual reality, 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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BudayeenSeries

series13 books1973

completed

Set in middle east and big city.

“Budayeen Nights, published after Effinger's death, gathers his shorter fiction set in the same neon-lit quarter.”
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Snow CrashNovel

Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992

Adventurous in tone, about virtual reality and political intrigue, set in big city.

“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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End of the World BluesNovel

Jon Courtenay Grimwoodstandalone novel2006

Thriller & suspense, about amnesia, set in east asia and contemporary.

“Now running a biker bar in the Roppongi district of Tokyo, he's also sleeping with the wife of a High Yakusa ganglord.”
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The Night MayorNovel

Kim Newmanstandalone novel1989

Thriller & suspense, about virtual reality, set in virtual world and big city.

“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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