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series4 books2003

Dystopia, tense in tone.

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
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Start with The City of Ember →

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

Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

About faith and religion, set in north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series

series36 books1982

Hard science fiction, about terraforming and space colonization, set in mars.

“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
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Start with Red Mars →

New SpringtimeSeries

series4 books1988

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Robert Silverberg's At Winter's End and its sequels are set millions of years after a comet impact drove humanity to near-extinction and buried civilization under a long ice age.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Tense in tone, about genetic engineering and psychic powers, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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