Hi everyone :) I was wondering if anyone would be interested in chatting about things similar to Blade Runner/Philip K Dick? I’ve read pretty much all of his books that I get my hands on, but am sadly hitting the point where it’s an event when I find one I’ve not already read. :)

Do any other Science Fiction writers or films scratch the same itch? :)

To throw one of his own into the discussion: We Can Build You is fantastic - much slower, but explores androids, and their impact on the human characters. :)

  • Chef_Boyargee
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    1 year ago

    More old-school and somewhat less dystopian, but you might try out Isaac Asimov. The two books that come to mind offhand would be The Positronic Man, and I, Ronot. I think Ray Bradbury had some novellas in the same vein too. Been a long while since I’ve gone through their works though.

    • Go-On-A-Steam-TrainOP
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      1 year ago

      Thank you so much! :) I should have thought to, asking with Huxley, Asimov is one of the ones I’ve heard only amazing things about, that and Fahrenheit 451 too! :)

      I’m going to save this thread, these are brilliant ideas that didn’t occur to me, thank you! :)

    • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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      1 year ago

      Also by Asimov, The Caves of Steel which is about a detective and his robot partner solving a murder mystery on a future Earth where all cities are domed over and people are afraid to go outside.

      Also check out the Automata series by Penny Arcade.