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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
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“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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series5 books1939
completed
Adventurous in tone, about aliens and space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration and aliens.
Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Science fiction, set in far future.
“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →
includes Company Wars, Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Mri Wars, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration, Unionside, Era of Rapprochement
The Stars Are LegionNovel
Kameron Hurleystandalone novel2017
Dark in tone.