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Great North RoadNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2012
About cloning, set in british isles and other star systems.
Greg MandelSeries
series5 books1993
About psychic powers, set in british isles.
“Greg Mandel is a former special-forces soldier with a psychic 'gland' implant for reading emotions, working as a private investigator in a near-future Britain recovering from an authoritarian climate-crisis government.”
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GnomonNovel
Nick Harkawaystandalone novel2017
Dystopia, challenging in tone, about surveillance and identity.
“A detective investigates a murder through unconventional methods that leads to questions about her society's very nature.”
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Unwise ChildNovel
Randall Garrettstandalone novel1962
About robots and artificial intelligence, set in spaceship.
The Demolished ManNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953
About psychic powers, set in far future.
“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
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Deception PointNovel
Dan Brownstandalone novel2001
Thriller & suspense, about political intrigue, set in contemporary and arctic & antarctica.