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VorkosiganUniverse
universe27 books1986
Space opera, set in other star systems.
“Beyond his backwater lies the wormhole nexus: a scatter of human worlds strung along unstable jump-routes, where a blood-and-honor warrior aristocracy, a coolly egalitarian utopia, and a hundred lesser polities trade, spy, and go to war.”
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includes Quaddies, Miles Vorkosigan, Cordelia Vorkosigan
The Fountains of ParadiseNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1979
About space exploration, set in space.
“Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator.”
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The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966
Thriller & suspense, dark in tone, about immortality, set in our world.
“Tens of thousands of years in the future, Earth is ruled by the Optimen, a genetically engineered aristocracy that has made itself functionally immortal, while ordinary people, the Folk, live under strict reproductive control.”
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Beyond This HorizonNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Dystopia, reflective in tone, set in our world and north america.
“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Reflective in tone, about survival and coming of age, set in secondary world.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Tower of GlassNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1970
About robots.