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Tag: speculative

The Truth Machine

October 26, 2020 Nanni 4 ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

by James L. Halperin — More relevant than ever. Imagine if we could wipe out Fake News and lying, scumbag politicians thanks to a reliable lie detector?

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When the Lights Go Out

September 29, 2020 Nanni 5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

by Carys Bray — The impact of climate change on one family: constant rain, unemployment and the stress of trying to live as though life was still ‘normal’.

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The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047

December 7, 2017 Nanni 5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

by Lionel Shriver — An intelligent, beautifully written and brutally observed dystopian novel about an economic crash and the effect of money on people.

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Finished with Life but Unable to Die

Finished With Life

January 9, 2017 Nanni 3 ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

by Scott Bartlett — A novel of ideas including climate change, multiverses, freedom, family ties and family responsibility, artificial intelligence and more…

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