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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 →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

series10 books1981

Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in 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.”
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Start with Neuromancer →

CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
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Start with The Dreaming Void →

includes Void Trilogy, Commonwealth Saga, Chronicle of the Fallers

Forever WarSeries

series10 books1972

Military science fiction, set in far future.

Start with Hero →

Ready Player OneSeries

series3 books2011

Cyberpunk, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
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Start with Ready Player One →

Snow CrashNovel

Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992

Cyberpunk, about political intrigue 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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