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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
The TalentsUniverse
universe18 books1959
Science fiction, about psychic powers.
“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Rowan →
includes Tower and the Hive, Talents (Anne McCaffrey)
The Man in the MazeNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
Reflective in tone, about identity and loneliness.
Search the SkyNovel
C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohlstandalone novel1954
Satire, about space colonization, set in space.
The Stainless Steel RatSeries
series21 books1957
completed
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about con artists, set in space.
“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →
The Demolished ManNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953
Mystery & detective, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in our world.
“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
from the catalogue