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  • Cover of Stand on Zanzibar
    Stand on ZanzibarNovel

    John Brunner · standalone novel · 1968

    Challenging in tone, about genetic engineering and surveillance.

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  • Cover of Space Merchants
    Space MerchantsSeries

    series · 2 books · 1953

    completed

    Set in venus & inner planets.

    “Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Space Merchants →

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  • Cover of Brave New World
    Brave New WorldSeries

    series · 8 books · 1932

    Set in far future and otherworld.

    “Some editions pair the novel with Huxley's own 1958 nonfiction essay collection, Brave New World Revisited, which reassesses the book's ideas rather than continuing its story.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Brave New World →

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  • Cover of Make Room! Make Room!
    Make Room! Make Room!Novel

    Harry Harrison · standalone novel · 1966

    About ecological collapse, set in north america.

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  • Cover of A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork OrangeSeries

    series · 4 books · 1962

    completed

    Challenging in tone, about surveillance, set in british isles.

    “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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Clockwork Orange →

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  • Cover of The Windup Universe
    The Windup UniverseSeries

    series · 3 books · 2005

    About genetic engineering and ecological collapse, set in southeast asia.

    Start with The Calorie Man →

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