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Re:VW 'Dieselgate' software developed at Audi in 1999: report by noir_lord on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @11:37AM (#11535209)
IMO possibly the best sci-fi ever written, the stories are incredible and his writing style is sublime.

I envy you getting to read them all for the first time.

Re:VW 'Dieselgate' software developed at Audi in 1999: report by LesZedCB on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @11:44AM (#11535256)
I'm reading the Mars trilogy right now. It's also really good.
Re:VW 'Dieselgate' software developed at Audi in 1999: report by icebraining on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @12:42PM (#11535674)
Haven't read the others, but Red Mars is excellent, and better than Culture, in my opinion (though the latter varies in quality).

For another vision of a futuristic post-scarcity anarchist adhocracy, see James P. Hogan's Voyage from Yesteryear, which features less "magical" AI and is more of a reflection on cultural conditioning.