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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
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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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Dark in tone, about artificial intelligence.
“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 →
Ready Player OneSeries
series3 books2011
Dystopia, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in virtual world.
“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 →
Trouble and Her FriendsNovel
Melissa Scottstandalone novel1994
About identity and gender and society.
“After leaving the underground scene three years earlier, they discover someone impersonating Trouble online, and decide to reunite to confront this impersonator, embarking on a cross-country journey.”
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Rainbows EndNovel
Vernor Vingestandalone novel2006
Thriller & suspense and hard science fiction, 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.”
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OtherlandSeries
series6 books1996
About artificial intelligence, set in virtual world and our world.
“Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.”
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Start with City of Golden Shadow →