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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.”
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includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

Alliance-UnionUniverse

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

The Fifth Head of CerberusSeries

series4 books1972

Mysterious in tone.

“The novella was included in the anthology Nebula Award Stories Eight.”
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Brave New WorldSeries

series8 books1932

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in otherworld.

“Some editions pair the novel with Huxley's own 1958 nonfiction essay collection, Brave New World Revisited, which reassesses the book's ideas rather than continuing its story.”
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Babel-17Novel

Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1966

About aliens, set in space.

“Through Rydra's effort to understand and revise it, the novel explores communication, perception, identity, and translation.”
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A Time of ChangesNovel

Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971

Reflective in tone, about faith and religion.

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