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The Jackpot TrilogySeries
series2 books2014
Mysterious in tone.
“Gibson's 2020 book Agency is set in the same world.”
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The Demolished ManNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953
About psychic powers, set in far future.
“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Challenging in tone, about technological singularity.
“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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Great North RoadNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2012
Mysterious in tone, set in british isles and other star systems.
Halting StateSeries
series2 books2007
Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence.
“The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”
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Oath of FealtyNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1981
Dystopia, about class conflict, set in big city.
“Set in the near future, it involves an arcology, a large inhabited structure, called Todos Santos, which rises above a crime-ridden Los Angeles, California, but has little beyond casual contact with the city.”
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