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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, 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, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
RiverworldSeries
series37 books1965
Science fiction, about faith and religion, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans who ever lived throughout history have been resurrected.”
from the catalogue
Start with River of Eternity →
A Time of ChangesNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971
About identity.
HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, 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 →
The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
About space exploration and immortality.
Saint LeibowitzSeries
series6 books1955
completed
Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.
“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →