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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Set in far future and 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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Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
About robots, set in far future.
“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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Start with Foundation →
includes Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation (Original Stories)
Zodiac: The Eco-ThrillerNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1988
Thriller & suspense, about ecological collapse, set in big city.
“Sangamon Taylor's a New Age Sam Spade who sports a wet suit instead of a trench coat and prefers Jolt from the can to Scotch on the rocks.”
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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and organized crime, set in near future.
“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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The Difference EngineNovel
William Gibson & Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1990
Steampunk, set in british isles and 19th century.
“The computer age arrives a century early with Babbage's perfection of his 'analytical engine'.”
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Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Set in far future.
“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →
includes Chanur, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Mri Wars, Unionside, Hanan Rebellion, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration