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universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

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

The Merchant PrincesSeries

series14 books2004

Science fantasy and alternate history, set in parallel universe.

“In the series, there exist a number of parallel worlds, all of which are on the same geographical Earth but with different societies at different points of development.”
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Start with The Family Trade →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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Start with The Man in the High Castle →

Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Dystopia, about genetic engineering and rebellion and revolution, set in far future.

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

series7 books1990

completed

Set in near future.

Start with Queen of Angels →

PatternistSeries

series6 books1976

completed

Dark in tone, about genetic engineering.

“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
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Start with Wild Seed →

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