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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov book cover

I, Robot

Author: Isaac Asimov

Year: 1950

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Isaac Asimov's I, Robot launches readers on an adventure into a not-so-distant future where man and machine , struggle to redefinelife, love, and consciousness—and where the stakes are nothing less than survival. Filled with unforgettable characters,…

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The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov book cover

The Caves of Steel

Author: Isaac Asimov

Year: 1954

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A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City de…

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Accelerando by Charles Stross book cover

Accelerando

Author: Charles Stross

Year: 2005

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The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings have rendered people all but extinct. Molecular nanotechnology runs rampant, replicating and reprogramming…

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The moon is a harsh mistress by Robert A. Heinlein book cover

The moon is a harsh mistress

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Year: 1965

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It is the late 21st Century and the Moon has been colonized -- as a giant, open, prison. Every aspect of life is overseen by the Federated Nations "Lunar Authority"; until one day when a self-aware Super-Computer, a Jack of all Trades Technician, an…

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Brass Man by Neal L. Asher book cover

Brass Man

Author: Neal L. Asher

Year: 2005

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The knight errant Anderson is hunting a dragon on the primitive Out-Polity world of Cull, little knowing that far away a man - more technology than human flesh - has resurrected a brass killing machine to assist in a similar hunt that encompasses sta…

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Prey by Michael Crichton book cover

Prey

Author: Michael Crichton

Year: 2002

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Prey is a novel by Michael Crichton, his thirteenth under his own name and twenty-third overall, first published in November 2002, making his first novel of the twenty-first century. The novel serves as a cautionary tale about developments in science…

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Singularity sky by Charles Stross book cover

Singularity sky

Author: Charles Stross

Year: 2003

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