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  • Cover of Childhood's End
    Childhood's EndNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1953

    First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and identity.

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  • Cover of Blood Music
    Blood MusicNovel

    Greg Bear · standalone novel · 1985

    Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and nanotechnology, set in north america.

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  • Cover of Richard Forthrast
    Richard ForthrastSeries

    series · 2 books · 2011

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

    “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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    Start with Reamde →

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  • Cover of The Light of Other Days
    The Light of Other DaysNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter · standalone novel · 2000

    Time travel, tense in tone, about surveillance.

    “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.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Macx Family
    Macx FamilySeries

    series · 10 books · 2001

    Science fiction, set in near future.

    Start with Lobsters →

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  • Cover of Lightpaths
    LightpathsSeries

    series · 3 books · 1997

    Science fiction, set in near future.

    “All of whom are about to learn that there is no such place as Utopia.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Lightpaths →

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