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series10 books1981

Science fiction and cyberpunk, dark and tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and virtual reality, set in big city and near future.

“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 →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

series6 books1968

About robots.

“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? →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

series4 books1962

completed

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about totalitarianism, set in our world.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Start with A Clockwork Orange →

Bridge TrilogySeries

series4 books1990

Set in north america.

“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
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Start with Virtual Light →

BudayeenSeries

series13 books1973

completed

Set in middle east.

“Budayeen Nights, published after Effinger's death, gathers his shorter fiction set in the same neon-lit quarter.”
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Start with The City on the Sand →

The Shockwave RiderNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1975

Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, about totalitarianism, set in north america.

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