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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Dark in tone, about 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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The Turing OptionNovel
Harry Harrison & Marvin Minskystandalone novel1992
Science fiction and hard science fiction, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in near future and our world.
“Classic SF Harry Harrison enthralls with the discovery, loss and re-discovery of AI.”
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Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series
series3 books1966
completed
Dystopia.
“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, about surveillance and technological singularity.
“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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AutonomousNovel
Annalee Newitzstandalone novel2017
About robots and slavery.
“Set in a near future Earth, the book describes a world where both humans and intelligent robots can be owned as property.”
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Quantum NightNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel2016
Thriller & suspense, set in north america.
“Set in 2020, the book touches on themes of quantum physics, psychology, current politics and ethics.”
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