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Great North RoadNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2012
Tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in british isles and other star systems.
The Jackpot TrilogySeries
series2 books2014
Tense in tone, about surveillance, set in north america.
“Gibson's 2020 book Agency is set in the same world.”
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Start with The Peripheral →
The Game-Players of TitanNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1963
Dark in tone, about amnesia and murder investigation, set in north america.
“Pete Garden's bipolar disorder threatens his standing among the game's players even as his new wife becomes pregnant, a near-miraculous event in this exhausted world, and his attraction to a telepath complicates things further.”
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Unwise ChildNovel
Randall Garrettstandalone novel1962
Tense in tone, about robots and murder investigation, set in spaceship.
Greg MandelSeries
series5 books1993
Tense in tone, 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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Start with Mindstar Rising →
Creation NodeNovel
Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2023
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in outer planets & moons.
“Initially it is thought to be a black hole, but it is later revealed to be an artificial planet.”
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