Near Future

Near-future science fiction takes place in the present day or in the next few decades. Elements of the setting should be familiar to the reader, and the technology may be current or in development. Stories about nanotechnology or genetics often fall into this category.

Vera, or Faith
Venomous Lumpsucker
The Great Transition
Terrestrial History
Deep Freeze (The Revival Series, #1)
Sleeper Beach (Titanium Noir, #2)
The New One
Human Resources
The Lost Cause
Invisible Sun (Empire Games, #3)
We Are Satellites
Glass Houses
The Sanctuary
Remember You Will Die
The Launch Party
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
The Martian
Lock In (Lock In, #1)
Halting State (Halting State, #1)
The Handmaid's Tale
The Windup Girl
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Snow Crash
Artemis
Station Eleven
The Water Knife
The Ministry of Time
The Peripheral (Jackpot, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)

S Zachary
“ Sometimes the scariest monsters aren’t hiding under your bed. They’re the ones smiling from your screens, controlling what you see and remember. ”
― S Zachary, BOUNDLESS: ONCE UPON A TOMORROW

Martin Pond
“ Mum took me to the park a couple of times last week so that I could run. That was a waste of time though, it takes hours to get there and when you finally do, well, there's no room to do anything really, what with all the tents pitched everywhere. Mum says there used to be grass, but I don't see where. ...more ”
― Martin Pond, Dark Steps

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