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In the near future, debt, wars and inequality are pushing society towards collapse. Ghetto-tech and manifestos of self-reliance are a solution for some, but for others, without hope and numbed by propaganda, the Caliph and the authoritarian 'Way Forward' parties seem to promise a comforting return to traditional values.

It is a world desiccated by soulless algorithms, pacified beneath the battlesuit's boot and numbed by the bewitching voices of computational propaganda. There are no simple solutions.

Niato learns the world is falling apart when he is radicalised by an unlikely mentor at his fourteenth birthday party. Confronted by reality, he must leave his pampered life to dedicate himself to building a better future.

Keith knows the 21st century is no place for a moral backbone. Mosquitos are protected. The internet is dying. Biotech and neural interfaces have given voice to the locked-in consciousness of our animal cousins. Apes and dolphins have been grudgingly granted legal equality, but the prize is a tired and ill planet. Not even a corporate expense account and the occasional synthetic liaison can air-gap Keith from the blood on his hands.

Stella Sagong belongs to the multitudes of the hopeless. She is a girl living above a brothel on a nomadic, floating tuna farm. When her mother dies, her life becomes brutal and precarious. She needs to find a tribe before she is destroyed by the harsh jaded world around her.

As technology continues its relentless march towards the approaching event horizon, can a nebulous alliance of free thinkers establish dignity and purpose for mankind?

Book One of Singularity's Children is tense, action-packed Science Fiction. The desperate lives of its characters draw the reader into a terrifyingly familiar world only a butterfly flap away.

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Toby Weston's Denial fits the bill pretty nicely.

As others have said, Dune is amazing. Can't recommend that enough.

I'll add one to the list that I read recently: Singularity's Children by Toby Weston

Check that out.

Vinge is one of my favourite authors so if I can recommend my own book, which was just published last Thursday, you can try: Denial (Singularity's Children 1) www.amazon.com/dp/B01GMX5CQ0

Regarding strong female characters, I would be interested in your opinion of Stella (although she is just a child in Book 1).

Hi, if you don't mind a plug for my own book, you can try 'Denial' www.amazon.com/dp/B01GMX5CQ0

It's certainly bleak ;) I won't give any spoilers, but there is hope too.

This is the blurb: 'Mosquitos are subsidised. The internet is dying. Biotech and neural interfaces have given voice to the locked-in consciousness of our animal cousins; but, for apes and dolphins, grudgingly granted legal equality, the prize is a tired and ill planet.

It is a world desiccated by soulless algorithms, pacified beneath the battlesuit's boot and numbed by the bewitching voices of computational propaganda.

Niato knows the world is falling apart. As the heir to the vast Musiani Dynasty, he must relinquish the trappings of privilege to join the eco-insurgency.

Stella Sagong is a girl living above a brothel on a nomadic, floating tuna farm. Her life is both brutal and precarious.

The 21st century is no place for a moral backbone. Not even a corporate expense account and the occasional synthetic liaison can air-gap Keith from the blood on his hands.

As technology continues its relentless march towards the approaching event horizon, can a nebulous alliance of free thinkers locate dignity and purpose for mankind?

Book One of Singularity's Children is a tense, action-packed Hard Science Fiction novel. The desperate lives of its characters draw the reader into a terrifyingly familiar, morally ambiguous world, only a butterfly flap away.'

Here are 2 I read recently:

• Denial by Toby Weston - lot of near-future political fun, advanced tech, no interstellar stuff. I'm currently in the second book and enjoying the series.
• Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card - heavy on time travel and philosophical / ethical dilemmas that come from it. Set on another planet but with no space travel in the traditional sci-fi sense. I'm currently in book 3. Books 2 and 3 get closer and closer to space opera.

Denial (Singularity's Children, Book 1)

Keith knows the 21st century is no place for a moral backbone. Not even a corporate expense account and the occasional synthetic liaison can air-gap him from the blood on his hands.

Niato is recruited into Eco-Terrorism by a radicalised dolphin at his fourteenth birthday party.

Stella lives above a brothel on a nomadic, floating tuna farm. Her life is brutal and precarious, she needs to find a tribe before she is destroyed by the jaded world around her.

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Denial Singularity's Children Book 1

https://www.amazon.com/Denial-Singularitys-Children-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01GMX5CQ0

In the near future, debt, wars and inequality are pushing society towards collapse. Ghetto-tech and manifestos of self-reliance are a solution for some. For others, without hope and numbed by propaganda, the Caliph and the authoritarian 'Way Forward' parties seem to promise a comforting return to traditional values.    It is a world desiccated by soulless algorithms, pacified beneath the battlesuit's boot and numbed by the bewitching voices of computational propaganda. There are no simple solutions.   Niato learns the world is falling apart when he is radicalised by an unlikely mentor at his fourteenth birthday party. Confronted by reality, he must leave his pampered life to dedicate himself to building a better future.   Keith knows the 21st century is no place for a moral backbone. Mosquitos are protected. The internet is dying. Biotech and neural interfaces have given voice to the locked-in consciousness of our animal cousins. Apes and dolphins have been grudgingly granted legal equality; but the prize is a tired and ill planet. Not even a corporate expense account and the occasional synthetic liaison can air-gap Keith from the blood on his hands.   Stella Sagong belongs to the multitudes of the hopeless. She is a girl living above a brothel on a nomadic, floating tuna farm. When her mother dies, her life becomes brutal and precarious. She needs to find a tribe before she is destroyed by the harsh jaded world around her.   As technology continues its relentless march towards the approaching event horizon, can a nebulous alliance of free thinkers establish dignity and purpose for mankind?   Book One of Singularity's Children is tense, action-packed Science Fiction. The desperate lives of its characters draw the reader into a terrifyingly familiar world only a butterfly flap away.

You can read the first chapters here: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01GMX5CQ0

And buy on amazon here: http://amazon.com/dp/B01GMX5CQ0

Singularity' Children, Book One, Denial Toby Weston

The recommendations above are great, but if you are like me, you've probably read most/all of them already.

If its Ok to recommend my own book: amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GMX5CQ0

The series ends up with serious 'indistinguishable from magic', singularity tech, but starts in the near future. I wanted to show how the 'space opera' comes from something like our world. In the first book there are: Ghetto Chic floating villages, non-sentient but diabolical AIs, radicalised eco-terrorists, and other desperate characters trying to find meaning in an increasingly indifferent world

I think you'll like it. Its written by, and for, someone who has read most of what's out there and wants more...