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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in 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 Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“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 Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Positronic Robot Stories, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

About genetic engineering and survival, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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The Demolished ManNovel

Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953

Mystery & detective, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in our world.

“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
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Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Dystopia, about genetic engineering and rebellion and revolution, set in our world.

“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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