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A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Challenging in tone, set in big city and british isles.
“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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Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Challenging in tone, about genetic engineering, set in big city.
Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series
series3 books1966
completed
Tense in tone.
“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
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The Man Who JapedNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1956
Satire, set in north america.
“Although one of Dick's lesser-known novels, it features several of the ideas and themes that recur throughout his later works.”
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The FutureNovel
Naomi Aldermanstandalone novel2023
Tense in tone, about ecological collapse.
The Heart Goes LastNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel2015
Set in north america.