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The far edge of the mapped future is quiet and strange: a moon crooner in Pluto Nash, Vonnegut's egalitarian dystopia in Harrison Bergeron, and terminal-generation London in The Quiet at the End of the World. No history here yet - just whispers from storytellers running out of calendar. Open the 2080s on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.

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10 famous stories set in the 2080s

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Browse 9 books, 4 movies and 5 games set in the 2080s (2080–2089).

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Village Roadshow Pictures-Castle Rock Entertainment-NPV Entertainment
movie

The year is 2087 the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to lunar gangster Mogan who just…

Setting: Sci-Fi: MoonTime Period: Sci-Fi: 2087
The Quiet at the End of the World

The Quiet at the End of the World

by Lauren James
book

How far would you go to save those you love?Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the…

Setting: London, UKTime Period: Near Future
Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
book

It is the year 2081. Because of Amendments 211, 212, and 213 to the Constitution, every American is fully equal, meaning that no one is stupider, uglier, weaker, or slower than anyone else. The Handicapper General and a…

Setting: USATime Period: 2081
The Gypsy Morph

The Gypsy Morph

by Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author)
book

Eighty years into the future, the United States is a no-man's-land, its landscape blighted by chemical warfare, pollution, and plague. In fortified compounds, survivors hold the line against an enemy neither mortal nor…

Setting: Post-ApocalypticUSATime Period: 2088
La Zone du dehors

La Zone du dehors

by Alain Damasio
book

2084. Orwell est loin désormais. Le totalitarisme a pris les traits de la social-démocratie. Le citoyen ne s'opprime plus, il se fabrique, à la pâte à norme, au confort, au consensus. Au cœur de cette glu, un mouvement…

Setting: 2084, FranceTime Period: 2084
1511H [KOMBAT]

1511H [KOMBAT]

by Faisal Tehrani
book

1511H [KOMBAT]Mendengung, menjunam, menyengat.Lebah sempat menggodekkan ekor merenung sebelum terbang.Tuan persiden rebah, kejang, terus koma.Kombat 1511 H. Ini zaman depan, tahun 2087 Masihiyang menuntut perang cara…

Setting: MalaysiaTime Period: 2087
World Gone Wild

World Gone Wild

Apollo Pictures
movie

In the nuclear ravaged wasteland of Earth 2087 water is as precious as life itself. The isolated Lost Wells outpost survived the holocaust and the inhabitants guard the source of their existence. Now an evil cult of…

Setting: Sci-Fi: EarthTime Period: Sci-Fi: 2087
All These Things I've Done

All These Things I've Done

by Gabrielle Zevin (Goodreads Author)
book

In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's…

Setting: ['New York City, New York (United States)']Time Period: 2083
The Robinsons: Lost in Space

The Robinsons: Lost in Space

movie

In the year 2082 the Earth was invaded by aliens after it was long determine that existence of extra terrestrials was long thought to be science fiction. Major cities crumbled from the destruction of the beings from…

Setting: Sci-Fi: Space; Planet NovaTime Period: Sci-Fi: 2082
Binary Domain

Binary Domain

game

The Machine Age has begun in the immersive and atmospheric squad-based shooter Binary Domain. Regain control of a futuristic Tokyo from an emerging robotic threat in the year 2080. The story starts when Dan Marshall and…

Setting: Tokyo,JapanTime Period: 2080

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