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What is some mind bending sci fi?

>> No.15173837

>>15173820
Foundation
Anything by PKD, Ubik particularly

>> No.15174121

>>15173820
There needs to be a sci-fi equivalent of Tolkien I don't think it exists yet.

>> No.15174242

>>15173820
Greg Egan.

>> No.15174274

>>15174242
This.

>> No.15174360

>>15174121
It's Book of the New Sun and it's not nearly as childish as Tolkein.

>> No.15174422

Gravity's Rainbow

>> No.15174431

>>15173820
Solaris, Roadside Picnic, 2001 and 2010

>> No.15174438

>>15174242
are there more writers like Egan? Permutation City and Diaspora are fucking awesome

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>>15173820
Pic related is a borderline serial killer veteran whose brain is stored in a warehouse somewhere hunting down a genuine serial killer and trying to make things right with his addict girlfriend.
Writing itself is out of this world, plot almost doesn't matter but it will have you vomiting/laughing.

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>>15173820
Pic related is about a guy who is trying to escape a really abusive situation with what might be the only other person in the world.