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The Locked TombSeries
series6 books2019
Science fantasy, about undead and found family, set in far future and other star systems.
“Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth follows Gideon Nav, an indentured swordswoman raised among nuns and skeletons in the Ninth House, who is drafted into a deadly imperial trial by Harrowhark, the necromancer she can't stand.”
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The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Adventurous in tone, about revenge and survival.
Creatures of Light and DarknessNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1969
Eerie in tone, about gods.
“Some humans have god-like powers or perhaps are actually gods—the names and aspects of various Egyptian gods are used.”
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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and 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.”
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includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
Takeshi KovacsSeries
series3 books2002
Cyberpunk, tense in tone.
“Takeshi Kovacs is a former elite soldier turned freelance troubleshooter in a future where human consciousness can be digitized and transferred between bodies, or sleeves, making death an inconvenience for those who can afford new ones.”
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Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
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Start with A Confusion of Princes →