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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future.

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

The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

About survival and coming of age, set in secondary world and far future.

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

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens, set in far future and space.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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Start with Sundiver →

includes Uplift, Uplift Storm

Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in our world and far future.

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

series6 books1976

completed

Dark in tone.

“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 →

Xenogenesis / Lilith's BroodSeries

series4 books1987

completed

First contact, about aliens, set in far future.

“aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26”
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Start with Dawn →

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