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series4 books1962

completed

Dark in tone, about totalitarianism, set in big city.

“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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Start with A Clockwork Orange →

I Will Fear No EvilNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1970

Reflective in tone, about body swap and immortality.

Childhood's EndNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and technological singularity.

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Science fiction, 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 →

The Child GardenNovel

Geoff Rymanstandalone novel1989

Dark in tone.

Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Reflective in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in far future and north america.

“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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