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Saint LeibowitzSeries
series6 books1955
completed
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about faith and religion, set in far future and north america.
“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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The Long TomorrowNovel
Leigh Brackettstandalone novel1955
Set in small town.
“Set in the aftermath of a nuclear war, it portrays a world where scientific knowledge is feared and restricted.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about genetic engineering and coming of age, set in secondary world.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Station ElevenNovel
Emily St. John Mandelstandalone novel2014
About art and artists, set in our world and near future.
“One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear.”
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Earth AbidesNovel
George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949
About plague and pandemic, set in mid 20th century.
“Set in the 1940s in Berkeley, California, the story is told by Isherwood Williams, who emerges from isolation in the mountains to find almost everyone dead. en.wikipedia.org”
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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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includes Dune, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe