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The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
About space exploration.
Don't Bite the SunSeries
series2 books1976
completed
Science fiction and dystopia, reflective in tone, about identity and immortality, set in far future.
“Over the course of the story, the nameless narrator fails to relate to her seven Jang friends but finds herself, feels emotion, and learns love.”
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A Time of ChangesNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971
About faith and religion.
Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about slavery, set in space.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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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 Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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