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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
About quests.
“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 →
Rainbows EndNovel
Vernor Vingestandalone novel2006
Thriller & suspense, 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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Bridge TrilogySeries
series4 books1990
Set in north america.
“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
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Start with Virtual Light →
The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Dark in tone, about surveillance and totalitarianism, set in north america.
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Dark in tone, 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? →