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there's no i in nostradamus How science fiction affects (but does not predict) the future Cory Doctorow

dystopianism William Gibson rewrote the sequel to The Peripheral after the 2016 election Cory Doctorow

alt-history A history of American collapse in science fiction, from 1889's Last American to today Cory Doctorow