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  • Cover of Hainish
    HainishSeries

    series · 33 books · 1964

    completed

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Rocannon's World →

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  • Cover of Lost Continent of Atlantis
    Lost Continent of AtlantisSeries

    series · 5 books · 2005

    Set in alternate earth.

    “The point of divergence occurs around 85 million years ago when the eastern portion of the North American continent splits off from the rest of the continent and forms Atlantis, a separate continent farther east in the Atlantic Ocean.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Opening Atlantis →

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  • Cover of Homer Crawford
    Homer CrawfordSeries

    series · 5 books · 1972

    completed

    About race and racism, set in near future.

    Start with Blackman's Burden →

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  • Cover of The Years of Rice and Salt
    The Years of Rice and SaltNovel

    Kim Stanley Robinson · standalone novel · 2002

    Historical fiction, about reincarnation and plague and pandemic, set in our world.

    “What if the Black Death had killed nearly everyone in Europe instead of a third of it?”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of The Difference Engine
    The Difference EngineNovel

    William Gibson & Bruce Sterling · standalone novel · 1990

    Set in british isles and alternate earth.

    “The computer age arrives a century early with Babbage's perfection of his 'analytical engine'.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of A Different Flesh
    A Different FleshSeries

    series · 8 books · 1985

    Set in north america.

    “The linked stories follow European contact, exploitation, and study of these surviving hominids across centuries of altered American history, from early colonization through more recent settings.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Vilest Beast →

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