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The Jackpot TrilogySeries
series2 books2014
Mysterious in tone, about surveillance, set in north america.
“Gibson's 2020 book Agency is set in the same world.”
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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dystopia, about totalitarianism and gender and society, set in north america.
“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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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and organized crime, set in big city.
“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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Great North RoadNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2012
Mystery & detective, set in our world and british isles.
The Crack in SpaceNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1966
About race and racism.
“The common elements are the Jiffi-scuttler transport device, the company, Terran Development, that manufactures it, and a summary of Prominent Author as an event of the past in chapter 2.”
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Stamping ButterfliesNovel
Jon Courtenay Grimwoodstandalone novel2004
Mysterious in tone, about identity.
“From acclaimed author Jon Courtenay Grimwood comes an exotic new novel that defies expectation at every turn.”
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