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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

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, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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includes Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Positronic Robot Stories, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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The Midwich CuckoosNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957

About aliens and parenthood, set in british isles and mid 20th century.

The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

About genetic engineering and survival, set in secondary world and far future.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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The Demolished ManNovel

Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in far future and our world.

“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
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