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Termination ShockNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel2021
About terraforming, set in our world.
Bug Jack BarronNovel
Norman Spinradstandalone novel1969
Cyberpunk, about surveillance.
“In this regard, Spinrad has cited the influence of Beat writers William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac.”
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The ComingNovel
Joe Haldemanstandalone novel2000
First contact, about aliens, set in our world.
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism and gender and society.
“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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The World Jones MadeNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1956
Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about psychic powers.
“The mutant Floyd Jones, who can see into the future, plans to overthrow the system and colonise space.”
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The Water KnifeNovel
Paolo Bacigalupistandalone novel2015
Dystopia, about survival and class conflict, set in desert.