Mind Control and Telepathy

In Philip K. Dick's short story "The Minority Report", the Precrime Bureau is a government agency that uses precognition to identify and prevent crimes before they happen.

In Robert A. Heinlein's novel "The Puppet Masters", the Puppet Masters are an alien species that can control human minds by attaching themselves to the human brain.

In Isaac Asimov's short story "The Gift of Gab", Gabby is a character who can read minds and use telepathy to communicate with others.

In John Wyndham's novel "The Chrysalids", the Fringes is a telepathic community that is persecuted by the government because they are different from the rest of society.

In Tom Godwin's short story "The Cold Equations", the Star Queen is a spaceship that is carrying a vital cargo to a distant planet.

In Robert A. Heinlein's novel "Stranger in a Strange Land", Valentine Michael Smith is an alien who is raised by humans and learns to communicate telepathically.

In Ray Bradbury's short story "The Martian Chronicles", Ylla is a telepathic Martian who communicates with a human named Spender.

In Lois Lowry's novel "The Giver", the Community is a place where everyone is assigned a role and there is no individuality.

In E.M. Forster's short story "The Machine Stops", the Machine is a vast computer that controls every aspect of life in the underground city.

In Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Rick Deckard is an android bounty hunter who is tasked with tracking down and retiring escaped androids.

In Andy Weir's short story "The Egg", the Man is given the opportunity to experience all of his possible lives.

In Douglas Adams' novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", the Hive Mind is an alien race that can communicate telepathically and has a hive mind.

In William Gibson's short story "Neuromancer", Case is a cyberspace cowboy who is hired to steal data from a corporate AI.

In Neal Stephenson's novel "Snow Crash", the Metaverse is a virtual reality world where people can interact with each other as avatars.

In Isaac Asimov's short story "The Last Question", Deep Thought is a supercomputer that is tasked with finding the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.