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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
About artificial intelligence, 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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The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, about totalitarianism, set in big city.
Bug Jack BarronNovel
Norman Spinradstandalone novel1969
About political intrigue.
“In this regard, Spinrad has cited the influence of Beat writers William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac.”
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Ready Player OneSeries
series3 books2011
Dystopia, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in virtual world.
“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
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Start with Ready Player One →
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dystopia, about totalitarianism and gender and society.
“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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Start with The Handmaid's Tale →
Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and organized crime, 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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