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The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
About revenge and survival.
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
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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includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
Tense in tone, about robots and artificial intelligence.
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Forever WarSeries
series10 books1972
Military science fiction.
Start with Hero →
ThornsNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1967
About aliens and love triangle.
“Whose butchered body had been put together by aliens, with artificial and alien replacements.”
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ConfederationUniverse
universe19 books1991
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
“In the twenty-seventh century humanity has spilled across nearly nine hundred star systems and calls the loose weave that binds them the Confederation.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Reality Dysfunction →
includes Night's Dawn Trilogy, Confederation Universe Stories