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series10 books1981

Science fiction, about artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

“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 →

HardwiredSeries

series3 books1986

Science fiction.

“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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BudayeenSeries

series13 books1973

completed

Science fiction, 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 →

Snow CrashNovel

Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about virtual reality and 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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The Night MayorNovel

Kim Newmanstandalone novel1989

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, about virtual reality, set in virtual world.

“When infamous criminal Truro Daine escapes imprisonment, he flees into the City, an artificial world of his own creation, where he rules as the all-powerful Night Mayor.”
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End of the World BluesNovel

Jon Courtenay Grimwoodstandalone novel2006

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, set in east asia and contemporary.

“Now running a biker bar in the Roppongi district of Tokyo, he's also sleeping with the wife of a High Yakusa ganglord.”
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