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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
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Start with The Dreaming Void →

includes Void Trilogy, Commonwealth Saga, Chronicle of the Fallers

The Light of Other DaysNovel

Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000

Challenging and tense 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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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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Start with Foundation →

includes The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, Foundation, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

Childhood's EndNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and technological singularity.

Richard ForthrastSeries

series2 books2011

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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Start with Reamde →

Halting StateSeries

series2 books2007

Cyberpunk, tense in tone, about surveillance.

“The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”
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Start with Halting State →

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