William Gibson

Hotwired to the leading edges of art and technology, Neuromancer is a cyberpunk, science fiction masterpiece—a classic that ranks with 1984 and Brave New World as one of the twentieth century’s most potent visions of the future.

Anthony Burgess

It follows the life of Alex, a young delinquent with a penchant for classical music and ultra-violence. As he and his gang commit violent acts, the state intervenes, attempting to reform him through psychological conditioning. The novel delves into themes of free will, state control, and the nature of evil.

George Orwell

1984 is a dystopian novel by George Orwell published in 1949. The novel is set in Airstrip One, a province of the superstate Oceania in a world of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, and public manipulation.

Aldous Huxley

Brave New World is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. The novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning, that combine to profoundly change society.

Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. Instantly successful, widely read in high schools and middle schools in the United States, it has become a classic of modern American literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession with the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan.

J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J.D. Salinger, published in 1951. It is a story of an alienated teenager named Holden Caulfield, who is expelled from his boarding school and embarks on a journey of self-discovery in New York City. The novel explores themes of identity, innocence, and the loss of innocence.

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit is a fantasy novel by English author J.R.R. Tolkien. It follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is recruited by the wizard Gandalf to join a group of dwarves on a quest to reclaim their homeland from a dragon. Along the way, Bilbo encounters various creatures and faces numerous challenges.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen in 1813. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.

Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, published in 1953. The novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and 'firemen' burn any that are found. The story is told through the perspective of Guy Montag, a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his role in the suppression of knowledge.

William Golding

Lord of the Flies is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding. The book focuses on a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempt to govern themselves.