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series8 books1932

Set in 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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Start with Brave New World →

Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Challenging in tone, about genetic engineering, set in near future.

Urban MonadSeries

series7 books1970

Science fiction and dystopia, set in far future.

“Moving between residents of one tower, the linked stories examine a tightly regulated, sexually permissive society engineered to cope with constant population growth, and the discontent that surfaces underneath it.”
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Start with A Happy Day in 2381 →

When the Sleeper WakesNovel

H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899

Tense in tone, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in british isles.

“Graham, an insomniac Englishman in 1890s London, takes a course of sleep-inducing drugs and falls into a coma that lasts two centuries.”
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To the Stars (Harrison)Series

series3 books1980

completed

Tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in other star systems.

“One of the elite stumbles onto the knowledge that news and opinions are being carefully managed to whitewash the situation, which leads him to throw his lot in with those who oppose it.”
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Start with Homeworld →

Space MerchantsSeries

series2 books1953

completed

Set in near future and venus & inner planets.

“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
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Start with The Space Merchants →

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