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lelandbatey · 2017-07-12 · Original thread
A book series that's, at least to me, frighteningly close to home while also being entertaining and totally interesting in it's premise is the Nexus trilogy by Ramez Naam. You could easily read only the first book, but the trilogy was a good read for me. You can find it on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Nexus-Arc-Book-1/dp/0857662937

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