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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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Start with The Man in the High Castle →

Brave New WorldSeries

series8 books1932

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in far future.

“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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Start with Brave New World →

The City & the CityNovel

China Miévillestandalone novel2009

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation and political intrigue, set in contemporary.

Dream ArchipelagoSeries

series16 books1976

completed

Literary & general.

“Novels like The Affirmation and The Islanders, along with numerous short stories, revisit the setting from different, often contradictory angles rather than building one continuous narrative.”
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Start with An Infinite Summer →

Bridge TrilogySeries

series4 books1990

Cyberpunk, set in near future and big city.

“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
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Start with Virtual Light →

The GiverSeries

series5 books1993

Dystopia, set in far future and secondary world.

“Each book has a different protagonist but is set in the same futuristic era.”
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Start with The Giver →

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