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series4 books1962

completed

Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism.

“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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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961

First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.

The Light of Other DaysNovel

Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000

Time travel, tense in tone, about technological singularity.

“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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Space MerchantsSeries

series2 books1953

completed

Dystopia, dark in tone, about class conflict.

“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
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Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Dystopia, dark in tone, about genetic engineering, set in big city.

Brave New WorldSeries

series8 books1932

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in far future and 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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