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  • Cover of Ready Player One
    Ready Player OneSeries

    series · 3 books · 2011

    Cyberpunk and dystopia, about quests, set in near future.

    “The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”

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    Start with Ready Player One →

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  • Cover of Space Demons
    Space DemonsSeries

    series · 4 books · 1986

    Set in our world.

    “Gillian Rubinstein's Space Demons follows a group of Australian schoolkids drawn into a mysterious video game that starts pulling them physically into its world, with consequences that follow them home.”

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    Start with Space Demons →

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  • Cover of Richard Forthrast
    Richard ForthrastSeries

    series · 2 books · 2011

    Set in our world and north america.

    “The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”

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    Start with Reamde →

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  • Cover of Snow Crash
    Snow CrashNovel

    Neal Stephenson · standalone novel · 1992

    Cyberpunk, about political intrigue and organized crime, set in near future.

    “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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  • Cover of Sprawl Trilogy
    Sprawl TrilogySeries

    series · 10 books · 1981

    Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence, set in near future and big city.

    “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 →

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  • Cover of Rasmussem Corporation Games
    Rasmussem Corporation GamesSeries

    series · 3 books · 1991

    Set in near future.

    “User Unfriendly, Heir Apparent, and Deadly Pink share the same premise and company rather than a continuing cast or plot.”

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    Start with User Unfriendly →

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