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series10 books1981

Cyberpunk and science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and virtual reality, 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

About robots and identity.

“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? →

BudayeenSeries

series13 books1973

completed

Set in middle east.

“Budayeen Nights, published after Effinger's death, gathers his shorter fiction set in the same neon-lit quarter.”
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Start with The City on the Sand →

HardwiredSeries

series3 books1986

Cyberpunk and science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future and our world.

“Voice of the Whirlwind, published three years later, is a loosely connected follow-up set in the same future, sharing its technological and political backdrop with a different cast of characters.”
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Snow CrashNovel

Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992

About political intrigue.

“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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Avery CatesSeries

series22 books2007

Cyberpunk and science fiction, dark and tense in tone, set in near future.

“Jeff Somers' cyberpunk series, beginning with The Electric Church, follows Cates through escalating jobs and betrayals across six novels.”
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Start with The Electric Church →

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