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2312Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
Hard science fiction, about terraforming and space colonization, set in other star systems.
The MargaretsNovel
Sheri S. Tepperstandalone novel2007
About space colonization and identity, set in other star systems.
“The Margarets marks the long-awaited return of one of the most respected authors in the sf community; a writer who has earned accolades and the admiration of every true aficionado of bold, brilliant, risk-taking speculative fiction.”
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The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
About revenge and survival, set in other star systems.
NemesisNovel
Isaac Asimovstandalone novel1989
About space colonization, set in other star systems and our world.
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.”
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includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
ThornsNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1967
About aliens and love triangle, set in other star systems.
“Whose butchered body had been put together by aliens, with artificial and alien replacements.”
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