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Nova TrilogySeries
series3 books1961
completed
Literary & general and postmodern, challenging in tone.
“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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Start with The Soft Machine →
CrosstalkNovel
Connie Willisstandalone novel2016
Romance, about psychic powers and friendship, set in contemporary.
“In a similar situation to Bellwether and Passage, the main character, Briddey Flannigan, is part of a larger institution who gets caught up in series of escalating events.”
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A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism, set in near future.
“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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Start with A Clockwork Orange →
Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Dystopia, about genetic engineering, set in near future and big city.
Ring Around the SunNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1953
About class conflict, set in parallel universe and north america.
Get SmartSeries
series9 books1965
completed
Humor and spy thriller, funny in tone, set in our world and mid 20th century.
Start with Get Smart! →