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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.”
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Make Room! Make Room!Novel

Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966

Dystopia, about survival and class conflict.

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.”
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Blood MusicNovel

Greg Bearstandalone novel1985

Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and nanotechnology.

Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Dystopia, about genetic engineering and surveillance, set in big city.

Islands in the NetNovel

Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1988

About political intrigue and class conflict, set in africa.

“The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in places that are off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck parts of Africa.”
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