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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956

About political intrigue, set in mars.

“Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar.”
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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

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

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

Babel-17Novel

Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1966

About aliens.

“Through Rydra's effort to understand and revise it, the novel explores communication, perception, identity, and translation.”
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Takeshi KovacsSeries

series3 books2002

Cyberpunk, dark in tone.

“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 →

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Era of Rapprochement, Hanan Rebellion, Age of Exploration, Mri Wars, Unionside, Company Wars, Chanur, The Hinder Stars

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