Among the washtubs of science fiction that gets recycled each year there are a few vital authors who can explain our world to us, or have done a remarkable job of predicting their near future. Not all of these authors here are necessarily "new", but their works are still fresh and relevant as the century turns. Read these books, and you will be ready for tomorrow.

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	True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier Vernor Vinge Originally published in 1981, and back again after years of being out of print.
	The Diamond Age Neal Stephenson
	Snow Crash Neal Stephenson Published in 1992, this book foreshadowed and directed the next ten years of popular culture.
	Zodiac: the Eco-Thriller Neal Stephenson A fun read, originally published before Stephenson became famous.
	Cryptonomicon Neal Stephenson
	The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick
	Ubik Philip K. Dick Safe when taken as directed.
	Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Philip K. Dick Celebrity, popular culture and dystopian universes run askew in this twisting story of an alternate America.
	A Scanner Darkly Philip K. Dick A narcotics agent investigating a drug addict--yet both are alternate personalities of the same individual. A story woven with dark comedy and sadness.
	The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Philip K. Dick Religion, corporate marketing, and the nature of reality tangle in this ominous tale of a dying world.
	The Crying of Lot 49 Thomas Pynchon Report all obscene mail to your potsmaster.
	Gravity's Rainbow Thomas Pynchon The novel of the 20th century, bar none.
	The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein Blueprint for revolution! Freethinking, freewheeling lunar colonists declare independence from Earth's bureaucracies with the help of a newly self-aware computer. Originally published in 1966, it's even more relevant today.
	The Shockwave Rider John Brunner (Also look for Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner, currently a special order item.)
	Software Rudy Rucker (Also try looking for Wetware, the second book in the series, currently out of stock...)
	Freeware Rudy Rucker (Realware, the latest book in the series, was just published in May 2000).
	Neuromancer William Gibson
	Count Zero William Gibson
	Mona Lisa Overdrive William Gibson
	Burning Chrome William Gibson
	The Difference Engine William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
	Virtual Light William Gibson
	Idoru William Gibson
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