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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Adventurous in tone, about virtual reality and political intrigue.
“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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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
About artificial intelligence and 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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HardwiredSeries
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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Start with Hardwired →
BudayeenSeries
series13 books1973
completed
Set in middle east.
“Budayeen Nights, published after Effinger's death, gathers his shorter fiction set in the same neon-lit quarter.”
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The Night MayorNovel
Kim Newmanstandalone novel1989
Thriller & suspense, eerie in tone, about virtual reality, 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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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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