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universe173 books1976

Science fiction, 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 Company Wars, Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars, Unionside, Age of Exploration, Mri Wars, Era of Rapprochement

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, 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, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

The Dosadi ExperimentNovel

Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977

About aliens.

“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
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PandoraSeries

series4 books1966

About artificial intelligence.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
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Start with Destination: Void →

DeathworldSeries

series4 books1960

completed

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space colonization and survival, set in far future and other star systems.

“The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet.”
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Start with Deathworld →

Space BeagleSeries

series5 books1939

completed

About aliens.

Start with Black Destroyer →

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