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Themes labels used: corporate greed, capitalism critique, unchecked capitalism, medical debt, indentured servitude, surveillance, trauma aftermath, PTSD, disability, body autonomy, AI ethics, consciousness, war crimes, genocide, class exploitation, human-machine boundary, privatized space, social commentary

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Cover of Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne

Architects of Memory

Karen Osborne · 2020 · The Memory War

An indentured salvage pilot racing a terminal illness uncovers alien tech that could save her—or turn her into a weapon.

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Themes labels: corporate greed · classism · capitalism critique · citizenship · debt slavery · indenture · healthcare access · terminal illness · truth and lies · loyalty · trust · war · genocide · humanity · colonization · privilege · power dynamics · immigration · dehumanization · morality · profit motive

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Cover of System Collapse by Martha Wells

System Collapse

Martha Wells · 2023 · The Murderbot Diaries

A damaged Security Unit races to save colonists from corporate exploitation while confronting its own trauma.

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Themes labels: trauma · mental health · PTSD · autonomy · personhood · humanity · corporate greed · capitalism critique · worker exploitation · slavery · identity · self-knowledge · trust · responsibility · survival · connection

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Cover of How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis

How to Steal a Galaxy

Beth Revis · 2024 · Chaotic Orbits

At a glittering gala, a cunning thief and a government agent circle each other while Earth’s future hangs in the balance.

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Themes labels: capitalism critique · environmental collapse · climate justice · corporate greed · government corruption · political unrest · class inequality · resource exploitation · social commentary · activism · moral ambiguity · trust and deception · altruism vs profit · saving Earth · greed and privilege · anti-billionaire

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The Body Scout

Lincoln Michel · 2021

A debt-ridden baseball scout hunts his brother’s killer in a corporate, body-modified near future.

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Themes labels: capitalism · commodification of bodies · humanity · personhood · class inequality · medical debt · corporate greed · body autonomy · ethics of enhancement · identity · family · addiction · consumerism · sports and society · science and morality · environmental collapse · racism · xenophobia · disability · freedom · surveillance · labor exploitation

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Cover of Moderation by Elaine Castillo

Moderation

Elaine Castillo · 2025

A top content moderator is promoted into live VR moderation and drawn into a guarded workplace romance that tests reality and control.

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Themes labels: capitalism · corporate greed · tech ethics · virtual reality · trauma · grief · immigrant experience · diaspora · family duty · racial identity · gendered violence · digital labor · alienation · social media harms · reality vs simulation · privacy · desensitization · surveillance · corporate overreach · love under capitalism

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Cover of Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team by Cullen Bunn

Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team

Cullen Bunn · 2021 · Cyberpunk 2077

A Trauma Team medic must rescue a paying client who is also tied to her worst loss, forcing duty against revenge.

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Themes labels: corporate capitalism · commodified care · human life value · ethics versus pragmatism · dehumanization · survivor guilt · trauma · PTSD · revenge · duty versus conscience · moral compromise · social inequality

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The Sleepless

Victor Manibo · 2022

A Sleepless journalist probes his boss’s death in a near-future world where sleeplessness reshapes power, work, and memory.

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Themes labels: Capitalism · Productivity · Hustle culture · Exploitation · Corporate greed · Inequality · Grief · Trauma · Mental health · Memory · Identity · Queerness · Bioethics · Technology ethics · Consumerism · Environmental impact · Social prejudice · Extremism · Public health · Humanity

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Cover of Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman

Operation Bounce House

Matt Dinniman · 2026

A rancher on an off-world colony must defend his home when Earth gamers remotely turn the planet into a lethal invasion game.

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Themes labels: dehumanization · othering · colonialism · capitalism · corporate greed · propaganda · government overreach · AI ethics · war profiteering · genocide · identity · humanity · survival · community · class power · technology critique · media manipulation · anti-war · resistance

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Cover of The Franchise by Thomas Elrod

The Franchise

Thomas Elrod · 2026

A studio turns a beloved fantasy franchise into a living world, where hidden truth, memory tech, and greed collide.

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Themes labels: capitalism · greed · ethics · identity · memory · performance · agency · free will · media criticism · fandom · authenticity · art vs commerce · exploitation · control · consent · technology · reality and illusion · morality · social commentary · corporate power

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Cover of Circular Motion by Alex Foster

Circular Motion

Alex Foster · 2025

As Earth’s days shorten, a runaway transport system, corporate denial, and activist rage pull two lives toward collision.

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Themes labels: capitalism · corporate greed · climate change · technology risk · human hubris · consumerism · collective denial · social collapse · powerlessness · responsibility · belonging · alienation · activism · moral inertia · complacency · inevitability · human connection · end-stage capitalism · unintended consequences

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Cover of War with the Newts by Karel Čapek

War with the Newts

Karel Čapek, Ewald Osers · 1990

A captain's exploitative deal with intelligent newts spirals into a worldwide satire of power, greed, and collapse.

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Themes labels: capitalism · imperialism · fascism · militarism · racism · colonialism · consumerism · greed · human folly · scientific hubris · technology and power · class conflict · propaganda · mass media · oppression · labor exploitation · civilization critique · resource extraction · state complicity · human self-destruction · anti-war · anti-totalitarian · slavery critique · xenophobia

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