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For Us, the Living: A Comedy of CustomsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel2004
Satire, funny in tone, set in near future.
FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
About robots, set in far future.
“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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includes The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, Trantorian Empire, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation (Original Stories)
Atlas ShruggedNovel
Ayn Randstandalone novel1957
Dystopia, challenging in tone, about class conflict, set in mid 20th century.
“Of Rand's works of fiction, it contains her most extensive statement of her philosophical system.”
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New York 2140Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2017
Dystopia, about ecological collapse, set in big city and near future.
Fahrenheit 451Series
series2 books1951
completed
Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in near future.
“Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen exist to burn them, it follows fireman Guy Montag as doubts about his job push him toward the very literature he's supposed to destroy.”
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Bring the JubileeNovel
Ward Moorestandalone novel1953
About war, set in 19th century.
“Like most Northerners, Hodge was poor - but he had ambition.”
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