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  • Cover of Blade Runner Universe
    Blade Runner UniverseSeries

    series · 6 books · 1968

    Science fiction and cyberpunk, dark in tone, 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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    Blood MusicNovel

    Greg Bear · standalone novel · 1985

    Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and nanotechnology.

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    SynnersNovel

    Pat Cadigan · standalone novel · 1991

    About virtual reality.

    “In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim.”

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  • Cover of A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork OrangeSeries

    series · 4 books · 1962

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    Dystopia, about totalitarianism and surveillance.

    “After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”

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    Start with A Clockwork Orange →

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    Sprawl TrilogySeries

    series · 10 books · 1981

    Tense in tone, about 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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  • Cover of Stand on Zanzibar
    Stand on ZanzibarNovel

    John Brunner · standalone novel · 1968

    Dystopia, about genetic engineering and surveillance.

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