Please check out this essay about why I’m creating a list of AI-Fi

The list so far:

Starter List (last updated 4/22/2026)

1. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick (1968)
2. Necromancer by William Gibson, (1984) I’ve linked the fun Graphic Novel version and first book of the series.
3. The Culture Series by Iain M. Banks
   • Consider Phlebas (1987)
   • The Player of Games (1988)
   • Use of Weapons (1990)
   • The state of the Art (1991)
   • Excession (1996)
   • Inversions (1998)
   • Look to Windward (2000)
   • Matter (2008)
   • Surface Detail (2010)
   • The Hydrogen Sonata (2012)
4. Daemon by Daniel Suarez , (2006) and Freedom (2010)
5. Ancillary Justice (genre: space opera) by Ann Leckie (2013)
   • Ancillary Sword (2014)
   • Ancillary Mercy (2015)
6. The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (2010)
7. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, (2021)
8. Autonomous by Annalee Newitz (2017)
9. The Hospital at the End of the World: A Suspenseful Sci-Fi Medical Thriller About AI Dominance and Family Secrets by Justin C. Key. February 3, 2026

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