Book: Little Brother
Author: Cory Doctorow (Yes, that one.)
Genre: Could be argued as realistic fiction, but it diverges from the real world in 2007-ish. (If I may just mention the PATRIOT Act II?) If pressed I...
Book: The Martian
Author: Andy Weir
Genre: Easily a hard sci-fi, but the hardest hard sci-fi I’ve read. Reads like realistic adventure fiction from the near future.
General Notes: Ok, so this is one of the most realistic sci-fi boo...
Book: 1984
Author: George Orwell
Genre: Futuristic dystopia, but it was written in the 40s and 50s so it’s roughly on par with modern day. Technically, now alternate history, thanks to being set 30 years ago.
Gene...
