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Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Dystopia, dark in tone, set in big city.
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, tense in tone, about 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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Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about nanotechnology and technological singularity, set in north america.
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism.
“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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Klara and the SunNovel
Kazuo Ishigurostandalone novel2021
Dystopia and literary & general, about loneliness.