21st century
- Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: Odyssey Two and 2061: Odyssey Three.
- Tad Williams' Otherland series is set at some undefined point in the 21st century
- Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age is also set in the 21st century, after some disaster befell the centralized telephone network. This led people to build a decentralized network, which they used to transfer money, thus destroying normal methods of taxation and bringing down most large governments.
- Red Mars of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy begins in 2027.
- Some books by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are set in 21st century
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein takes place in 2075.
- Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix, is set in 2005-06, 2057, and mainly 2085.
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See also
- African Century
- American Century
- Asian Century
- Chinese Century
- European Century
- Indian Century
- Pacific Century
- Pax Americana
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References
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- ^ a b c Experts clash over millennium bugbear — The Times
- ^ http://maxspeak.org/mt/archives/002457.html
- ^ The Naughty Noughties, or something
- ^ http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_resolutions05.htm
- ^ US confirms nuclear claim. New York Times (2006-10-15). Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
- ^ http://www.mobiletracker.net/archives/2005/05/18/mobile-subcribers-worldwide
- ^ Update on Iraqi Casualty Data by Opinion Research Business, January 2008
- ^ a b c d e f TIME's Man of the Year List
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k All Nobel Laureates
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Pulitzer Prizes - 2007 Winners
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External links
- Reuters - The State of the World The story of the 21st century
- Long Bets Foundation to promote long-term thinking
- Long Now Long-term cultural institution
- Scientific American Magazine (September 2005 Issue) The Climax of Humanity
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