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  • Cover of The Years of Rice and Salt
    The Years of Rice and SaltNovel

    Kim Stanley Robinson · standalone novel · 2002

    Historical fiction, about reincarnation and colonialism.

    “What if the Black Death had killed nearly everyone in Europe instead of a third of it?”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of The Power
    The PowerNovel

    Naomi Alderman · standalone novel · 2016

    Dystopia, about gender and society and class conflict, set in near future.

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  • Cover of Dune Universe
    DuneUniverse

    universe · 78 books · 1963

    Space opera, set in far future and 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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dune →

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

  • Cover of Beyond This Horizon
    Beyond This HorizonNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1948

    Dystopia, about genetic engineering, set in far future and north america.

    “For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of The Fresco
    The FrescoNovel

    Sheri S. Tepper · standalone novel · 2000

    First contact, about aliens, set in contemporary.

    “The Fresco was on the shortlist for 2001 James Tiptree, Jr. Award”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Zimiamvian Trilogy
    Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

    series · 4 books · 1922

    completed

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, about court intrigue, set in secondary world.

    “Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

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