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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Cyberpunk, 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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Start with Neuromancer →
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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Start with Colossus →
Quantum NightNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel2016
Thriller & suspense.
“Set in 2020, the book touches on themes of quantum physics, psychology, current politics and ethics.”
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RobopocalypseSeries
series3 books2011
Dark in tone, about robots and survival.
“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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Start with Robopocalypse →
OtherlandSeries
series6 books1996
Cyberpunk, about virtual reality, set in virtual world.
“Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.”
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Start with City of Golden Shadow →
The Turing OptionNovel
Harry Harrison & Marvin Minskystandalone novel1992
Hard science fiction.
“Classic SF Harry Harrison enthralls with the discovery, loss and re-discovery of AI.”
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