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DiasporaNovel
Greg Eganstandalone novel1997
About mind uploading and space exploration.
Singularity SkySeries
series2 books2003
Space opera, tense in tone.
“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
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Implied SpacesNovel
Walter Jon Williamsstandalone novel2008
Space opera, about virtual reality.
HegiraNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1979
Science fiction and hard science fiction, challenging in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in far future and space.
Jean le FlambeurSeries
series3 books2010
Space opera, about virtual reality.
“Jean le Flambeur is a master thief broken out of a virtual prison to pull off one more impossible heist, in a solar system reshaped by uploaded minds, post-human factions, and economies built on memory and privacy themselves.”
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Start with The Quantum Thief →
AuroraNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2015
About space colonization and survival, set in spaceship and generation ship.