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The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about genetic engineering and immortality.
“Tens of thousands of years in the future, Earth is ruled by the Optimen, a genetically engineered aristocracy that has made itself functionally immortal, while ordinary people, the Folk, live under strict reproductive control.”
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Brave New WorldSeries
series8 books1932
Dystopia, set in otherworld.
“Some editions pair the novel with Huxley's own 1958 nonfiction essay collection, Brave New World Revisited, which reassesses the book's ideas rather than continuing its story.”
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Our Friends from Frolix 8Novel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1970
Dystopia, tense in tone, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.
“Separately, resistance leader Thors Provoni has left the planet to find an ally to the Old Men, finally returning with an alien from far away in space.”
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When the Sleeper WakesNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899
Dystopia, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution.
“Graham, an insomniac Englishman in 1890s London, takes a course of sleep-inducing drugs and falls into a coma that lasts two centuries.”
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The PowerNovel
Naomi Aldermanstandalone novel2016
Dystopia, about gender and society and political intrigue, set in near future.
Space MerchantsSeries
series2 books1953
completed
Dystopia, set in near future and venus & inner planets.
“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
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