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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →
includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School
FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
About robots.
“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue
Start with Foundation →
includes Foundation, Trantorian Empire, The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries
series8 books1976
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
Start with The Outcasts of Heaven Belt →
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
About robots.
Start with Berserker →
PolityUniverse
universe72 books1992
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →
includes Ian Cormac, Transformation, Rise of the Jain, Spatterjay, Time's Shadow