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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, tense in tone, about surveillance and technological singularity.
“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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SynnersNovel
Pat Cadiganstandalone novel1991
Cyberpunk, dark in tone, set in big city.
“In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim.”
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Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and nanotechnology.
Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Dystopia, about genetic engineering and surveillance, set in big city.
MIT Technology Review SF AnnualSeries
series10 books2011
Science fiction, challenging in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in near future and our world.
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.