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DarwinSeries
series2 books1999
completed
About plague and pandemic, set in north america.
“Greg Bear's Darwin's Radio imagines a dormant retrovirus in human DNA activating worldwide, triggering an accelerated leap in human evolution that governments respond to as a plague.”
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Start with Darwin's Radio →
Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Dark in tone, about nanotechnology and technological singularity, set in north america.
The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966
Thriller & suspense, about rebellion and revolution and class conflict, set in far future.
“Tens of thousands of years in the future, Earth is ruled by the Optimen, a genetically engineered aristocracy that has made itself functionally immortal, while ordinary people, the Folk, live under strict reproductive control.”
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The Windup UniverseSeries
series3 books2005
Dystopia, dark in tone, about ecological collapse, set in southeast asia.
Start with The Calorie Man →
SevenevesNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel2015
Post-apocalyptic, about space colonization and survival, set in space.
The Octagonal RavenNovel
L. E. Modesitt & Jr.standalone novel2001
About nanotechnology and assassins.
“From the front flap of the first edition: Someone is trying to kill Daryn Alwyn.”
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