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RobopocalypseSeries
series3 books2011
Dark in tone, about war.
“Told in a present-tense, techno-thriller style compared to Michael Crichton's work, the New York Times bestseller continues in the sequel Robogenesis, which follows the aftermath of the robot uprising.”
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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in mars.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series
series3 books1966
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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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Sunrise AlleySeries
series2 books2004
Science fiction, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and robots, set in near future.
“The man said is name was Turner Pascal - but Pascal was dead, killed in a car wreck.”
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AutonomousNovel
Annalee Newitzstandalone novel2017
Cyberpunk, about 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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Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about identity, set in big city.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →