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Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about surveillance, set in big city.

Blood MusicNovel

Greg Bearstandalone novel1985

Hard science fiction, about nanotechnology and technological singularity, set in north america.

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue

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The Windup UniverseSeries

series3 books2005

Dystopia, about ecological collapse, set in southeast asia.

Start with The Calorie Man →

PatternistSeries

series6 books1976

completed

Science fiction, dark in tone, about genetic engineering.

“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
from the catalogue

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A Clockwork OrangeSeries

series4 books1962

completed

Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in big city.

“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.”
from the catalogue

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