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DarwinSeries
series2 books1999
completed
Set in north america.
“Greg Bear's Darwin's Radio imagines a dormant retrovirus in human DNA activating worldwide, triggering an accelerated leap in human evolution that governments respond to as a plague.”
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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
About survival and space exploration, set in mars.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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The Lathe of HeavenNovel
Ursula K. Le Guinstandalone novel1971
Dystopia, about psychic powers, set in big city.
Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about technological singularity, set in north america.
SevenevesNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel2015
Post-apocalyptic, about space colonization and survival, set in space.
The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, challenging in tone, about surveillance and technological singularity.
“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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