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Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Dystopia, about genetic engineering, set in big city.
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in big city.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, tense in tone, about 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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Islands in the NetNovel
Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1988
Tense in tone, about political intrigue and class conflict, set in africa.
“The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in places that are off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck parts of Africa.”
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Oath of FealtyNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1981
Tense in tone, about class conflict, set in north america and big city.
“Set in the near future, it involves an arcology, a large inhabited structure, called Todos Santos, which rises above a crime-ridden Los Angeles, California, but has little beyond casual contact with the city.”
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Nova TrilogySeries
series3 books1961
completed
Literary & general, set in mid 20th century.
“Across the three books, the shadowy Nova Mob, personified as viral, parasitic forces of language and image, is opposed by an equally strange Nova Police, in an allegory for how societies are manipulated through media and addiction.”
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