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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera.
“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, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
TritonNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1976
Reflective in tone, about identity.
EmbassytownNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2011
First contact, about aliens and space colonization.
“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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We Who Are About to ...Novel
Joanna Russstandalone novel1977
Post-apocalyptic, about survival.
HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Reflective in tone.
“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue
Start with Rocannon's World →
A World BetweenNovel
Norman Spinradstandalone novel1979
Science fiction, challenging in tone, about political intrigue and gender and society, set in far future and other star systems.