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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Tense in tone, about surveillance and technological singularity, set in near future.
“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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ExordiaNovel
Seth Dickinsonstandalone novel2024
First contact, dark in tone, about aliens.
Richard ForthrastSeries
series2 books2011
About virtual reality, set in north america and virtual world.
“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
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WWW TrilogySeries
series3 books2009
Set in north america.
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The Stone GodsNovel
Jeanette Wintersonstandalone novel2007
Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, set in near future.
Ratner's StarNovel
Don DeLillostandalone novel1976
Literary & general, about aliens.