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
Deep Freeze (The Revival Series, #1)
Sleeper Beach (Titanium Noir, #2)
Human Resources
Remember You Will Die
The Great Transition
The Sanctuary
Terrestrial History
Glass Houses
The Launch Party
Mechanize My Hands to War
Arboreality
Nano: Jede Sekunde zählt
We Are Satellites
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)

Michael    Talbot
“ Once something becomes infrastructure, it stops being gentle. ”
― Michael Talbot, Threadborn Echo

Sarah Mazza
“ My name is Alex Johansson, and I am a man who chose this. I chose to give up my body. To become lost in a dream. To never wake up again. Except that I did. ”
― Sarah Mazza, I Dream in Color

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