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If you like hard science fiction and it's impact on the world then check out my novels. I have been a Data analyst / scientist for a number of years and constantly think about algorithmic control. The home for the hardest indie sci-fi! Mil Sci-fi List of Lists

Hard Sci-Fi books:

Novella: Space Ants: Never Say Die. Classic SF about survival and exolife. Nonhuman and no AI.
3rd Novel: Near-future Cyberpunk. AI Therapy in the age of dystopian surveillance Capitalism,
Above Dark Waters Your personal EEG data is going to feed the machines your nightmares.
2nd Novel: First Contact under Europa. A Hardness of Minds More off-beat, but describes the hard problems of communicating with Europa's sea
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I built another fun meta-lists. This time I looked for any military science fiction (or super soldiers, or Space marines) and then compiled the results here:

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“Decadence is a moral and spiritual disease, resulting from too long a period of wealth and power, producing cynicism, decline of religion, pessimism and frivolity. The citizens of such a nation will no longer make an effort to save themselves, because they are not convinced that anything in life is worth saving.”
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