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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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Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe

Takeshi KovacsSeries

series3 books2002

Cyberpunk, about identity, set in other star systems.

“Takeshi Kovacs is a former elite soldier turned freelance troubleshooter in a future where human consciousness can be digitized and transferred between bodies, or sleeves, making death an inconvenience for those who can afford new ones.”
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Start with Altered Carbon →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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Start with Foundation →

includes The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

The Demolished ManNovel

Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953

Mystery & detective, about psychic powers, set in our world.

“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
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Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

series12 books1972

Hard science fiction, about aliens.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
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Start with In the Ocean of Night →

PandoraSeries

series4 books1966

About survival, set in other star systems.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
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Start with Destination: Void →

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