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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Science fiction and cyberpunk, tense and dark in tone, about virtual reality and artificial intelligence, set in near future and big city.
“Johnny Mnemonic, an early short story set in the same fictional milieu, predates the novels and introduces the courier Molly Millions before her role in the trilogy.”
from the catalogue
Start with Neuromancer →
Halting StateSeries
series2 books2007
About surveillance.
“The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Halting State →
Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Adventurous in tone, about political intrigue.
“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
from the catalogue
The Jackpot TrilogySeries
series2 books2014
About surveillance, set in north america.
“Gibson's 2020 book Agency is set in the same world.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Peripheral →
OtherlandSeries
series6 books1996
“Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.”
from the catalogue
Start with City of Golden Shadow →
Bridge TrilogySeries
series4 books1990
Set in north america.
“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
from the catalogue
Start with Virtual Light →