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Subjective CosmologySeries
series3 books1992
Science fiction and hard science fiction, challenging in tone, set in near future.
“Within a detective fiction framework, the novel explores the consequences of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, which Egan acknowledges was chosen more for its entertainment value than for its likelihood of being correct.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, tense in tone, about surveillance and 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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GnomonNovel
Nick Harkawaystandalone novel2017
Dystopia, about surveillance and identity.
“A detective investigates a murder through unconventional methods that leads to questions about her society's very nature.”
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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Cyberpunk, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and organized crime.
“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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Rainbows EndNovel
Vernor Vingestandalone novel2006
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about surveillance, set in north america.
“A science-fiction thriller set in a place and time as exciting and strange as any far-future world: San Diego, California, 2025.”
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Greg MandelSeries
series5 books1993
Tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in british isles.
“Greg Mandel is a former special-forces soldier with a psychic 'gland' implant for reading emotions, working as a private investigator in a near-future Britain recovering from an authoritarian climate-crisis government.”
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