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  • Cover of Brave New World
    Brave New WorldSeries

    series · 8 books · 1932

    Dystopia, about class conflict, 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.”

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    Start with Brave New World →

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  • Cover of Dangerous Visions
    Dangerous VisionsSeries

    series · 7 books · 1967

    completed

    Science fiction.

    “The three books form a loosely connected set of era-defining anthologies spanning nearly six decades rather than a continuous story.”

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  • Cover of A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork OrangeSeries

    series · 4 books · 1962

    completed

    Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in near future.

    “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 Crash
    CrashNovel

    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1973

    Literary & general, about madness, set in big city.

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  • Cover of Jerry Cornelius
    Jerry CorneliusSeries

    series · 50 books · 1965

    Postmodern, set in late 20th century.

    “Jerry Cornelius is a fictional character created by English author Michael Moorcock.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Preliminary Data →

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  • Cover of Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
    Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

    series · 9 books · 1962

    completed

    Set in near future.

    “Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”

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    Start with The Man in the High Castle →

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