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series10 books1981

Tense in tone, 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 →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

series6 books1968

Dark in tone, about robots and identity, set in near future.

“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →

Ready Player OneSeries

series3 books2011

About virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world and 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 →

Snow CrashNovel

Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992

About virtual reality and political intrigue, 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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The Difference EngineNovel

William Gibson & Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1990

Steampunk and alternate history, set in british isles and alternate earth.

“The computer age arrives a century early with Babbage's perfection of his 'analytical engine'.”
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Blood MusicNovel

Greg Bearstandalone novel1985

About genetic engineering and nanotechnology, set in our world and near future.

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