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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
About 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 →
Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series
series3 books1966
completed
Dystopia, set in near future.
“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
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Start with Colossus →
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
About robots and identity, set in near future and big city.
“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? →
SynnersNovel
Pat Cadiganstandalone novel1991
About virtual reality, set in near future and big city.
“In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim.”
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Nexus 5Series
series3 books2012
Set in near future.
“The trilogy continues through Crux and Apex, following the same central conflict over who controls the technology.”
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Start with Nexus →
AutonomousNovel
Annalee Newitzstandalone novel2017
About robots and slavery, set in near future.
“Set in a near future Earth, the book describes a world where both humans and intelligent robots can be owned as property.”
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