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  • Cover of Snow Crash
    Snow CrashNovel

    Neal Stephenson · standalone novel · 1992

    Science fiction and cyberpunk, about virtual reality, 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.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of These Violet Delights Universe
    These Violet Delights UniverseSeries

    series · 7 books · 2020

    Historical fantasy, set in east asia.

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  • Cover of End of the World Blues
    End of the World BluesNovel

    Jon Courtenay Grimwood · standalone novel · 2006

    Science fiction, set in our world and east asia.

    “Now running a biker bar in the Roppongi district of Tokyo, he's also sleeping with the wife of a High Yakusa ganglord.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Assassin
    AssassinNovel

    Shaun Hutson · standalone novel · 1988

    Dark in tone, about assassins, set in british isles and late 20th century.

    “London was in the grip of its bloodiest bout of gang warfare for two years.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Night and the City
    Night and the CityNovel

    Gerald Kersh · standalone novel · 1938

    Noir, dark in tone, about class conflict, set in british isles.

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  • Cover of The Manhattan Hunt Club
    The Manhattan Hunt ClubNovel

    John Saul · standalone novel · 2001

    Horror, dark in tone, about survival, set in contemporary.

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