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The Present

 

The Postman

David Brin; 1990

Earth after WWIII. A man travelling through the ruins of old USA finds old letters and survives by delivering them to the relatives of the old receivers. He thus succeeds in reuniting part of the country.

 

The White Abbacus

Damien Broderick; 1997

Humans and ai-being live together in peace. One ai is called to solve a puzzeling murder.

 

China Mountain Zhang

Maureen F. McHugh; 1997

The size of earth's population as increased dramatically. A new global player has arisen, a new superpower: china. The novel tells the story of the life of a man in that time.

 

 

Drowning Towers

George Turner;

Water levels have risen, buildings lie under water or are slowly drowning in them. People living there have a tough life.

 

Hoka! Hoka! Hoka!

Paul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson; 1998

A strange alien species (they look like small teddybears) lives on a planet together with some humans. They begin to read human books and live out some of the stories creating many problems. Comedy-like.

 

 

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