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Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series
series3 books1966
completed
Tense in tone, set in near future.
“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
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Start with Colossus →
MockingbirdNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1980
Reflective in tone, about robots and loneliness, set in far future.
“WorldCat: In a future world where mankind is dying, humans wander through life in a drugged electronic bliss.”
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Klara and the SunNovel
Kazuo Ishigurostandalone novel2021
Literary & general, reflective in tone, about loneliness, set in near future.
The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries
series11 books1895
Science fiction.
“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
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Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →
Player PianoNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1952
Satire, about class conflict, set in north america and near future.
Arc of a ScytheSeries
series17 books2016
About immortality, set in far future.
“Thunderhead and The Toll continue the trilogy, joined by companion material collected as Gleanings.”
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Start with Scythe →