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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, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Background of the Dune Universe

Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

Post-apocalyptic, about faith and religion, set in north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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The Songs of Distant EarthNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1986

Hard science fiction, about space colonization and immigration and exile.

“Of all of his novels, Clarke stated that this was his favourite.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Tense in tone, about genetic engineering and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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The Face of the WatersNovel

Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1991

About space colonization and immigration and exile, set in at sea.

“A Robert Silverberg novel of exile and search, told through Sorve's displaced islanders.”
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Cycle of FireNovel

Hal Clementstandalone novel1957

Hard science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens and friendship.

“After his ship crashed on the inhospitable planet Abyorman, Nils Kruger had spent weeks wandering across the face of the planet.suffering from blistering heat, the searing cold of an alien climate.”
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