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Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, dark in tone, about genetic engineering.
The Diamond AgeNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1995
Steampunk and hard science fiction, about coming of age and class conflict.
The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, tense in tone, about surveillance.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Tense and dark in tone.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Neuromancer →
Bridge TrilogySeries
series4 books1990
Science fiction and cyberpunk, set in near future and north america.
“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
from the catalogue
Start with Virtual Light →
Rainbows EndNovel
Vernor Vingestandalone novel2006
Thriller & suspense and hard science fiction, tense in tone, about surveillance.
“A science-fiction thriller set in a place and time as exciting and strange as any far-future world: San Diego, California, 2025.”
from the catalogue