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  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Foundation →

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    includes Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation, The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, Foundation (Original Stories)

  • Cover of Little Brother
    Little BrotherSeries

    series · 7 books · 2008

    About surveillance.

    “Homeland continues Marcus's fight years later, and Attack Surface completes the trilogy; a companion story, 'Lawful Interception,' and other short pieces extend the same near-future world.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Little Brother →

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  • Cover of The Themis Files
    The Themis FilesSeries

    series · 3 books · 2015

    Mysterious in tone, about aliens and robots.

    “Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Sleeping Giants →

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  • Cover of D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)
    D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)Series

    series · 2 books · 2017

    Historical fantasy, set in europe.

    “The young man from a shadowy government entity approaches Mel, a low-level faculty member, with an incredible offer.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O. →

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  • Cover of The Future of Another Timeline
    The Future of Another TimelineNovel

    Annalee Newitz · standalone novel · 2019

    About gender and society and rebellion and revolution.

    similar bypolitical intriguecontemporaryadventuroustensescience fictiontime travelnorth america

  • Cover of The Merchant Princes
    The Merchant PrincesSeries

    series · 14 books · 2004

    Science fantasy and alternate history, set in parallel universe.

    “In the series, there exist a number of parallel worlds, all of which are on the same geographical Earth but with different societies at different points of development.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Family Trade →

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