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FridayNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1982
About identity and race and racism, set in north america.
“Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans.”
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DarwinSeries
series2 books1999
completed
Hard science fiction, about plague and pandemic, set in north america.
“Greg Bear's Darwin's Radio imagines a dormant retrovirus in human DNA activating worldwide, triggering an accelerated leap in human evolution that governments respond to as a plague.”
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The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966
Thriller & suspense, about rebellion and revolution and class conflict, set in far future.
“Tens of thousands of years in the future, Earth is ruled by the Optimen, a genetically engineered aristocracy that has made itself functionally immortal, while ordinary people, the Folk, live under strict reproductive control.”
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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hard science fiction, about survival, 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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Wired (Douglas E. Richards)Series
series2 books2012
Techno-thriller.
“Richards, primarily a science-fiction and thriller writer, built both books into New York Times and USA Today bestsellers rather than a longer franchise.”
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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and organized crime, set in big city.
“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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