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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.
“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue
Start with When the Tripods Came →
Ready Player OneSeries
series3 books2011
Dystopia, about quests, set in virtual world.
“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ready Player One →
Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Dark in tone, set in big city.
“Johnny Mnemonic, an early short story set in the same fictional milieu, predates the novels and introduces the courier Molly Millions before her role in the trilogy.”
from the catalogue
Start with Neuromancer →
Richard ForthrastSeries
series2 books2011
Set in north america and virtual world.
“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
from the catalogue
Start with Reamde →
WarcrossSeries
series2 books2017
Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense and adventurous in tone, about virtual reality, set in our world and near future.
Start with Warcross →
OtherlandSeries
series6 books1996
Set in virtual world.
“Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.”
from the catalogue
Start with City of Golden Shadow →