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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961

First contact, about aliens, set in north america and near future.

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

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

VALISSeries

series4 books1981

completed

Reflective in tone, about identity.

“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel

Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000

Tense in tone, about surveillance and technological singularity, set in near future.

“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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Eye in the SkyNovel

Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1957

Eerie in tone, about identity and madness, set in mid 20th century.

“Eight visitors touring a particle-accelerator facility are caught in a catastrophic malfunction, a collapsing platform, a burst of radiation, that leaves them all unconscious.”
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Past MasterNovel

R. A. Laffertystandalone novel1968

Time travel, about political intrigue, set in far future.

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