The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke. (space elevator)
Entoverse, by James P. Hogan. (planet-sized computer)
The Ringworld saga, by Larry Niven. (über-massive artificial planet)
Singularity Sky, by Charles Stross. (god-like AI controlling us from the future)
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