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  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    About robots.

    “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 →

    similar byfar futurescience fiction+3 more

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

  • Cover of Rama
    RamaUniverse

    universe · 7 books · 1973

    About aliens, set in spaceship.

    “Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Rendezvous with Rama →

    similar byscience fictionspace+3 more

    includes Rama (2)

  • Cover of Dune Universe
    DuneUniverse

    universe · 78 books · 1963

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dune →

    similar bypolitical intriguefar futurescience fictionspace operaother star systems

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

  • Cover of The Avatar
    The AvatarNovel

    Poul Anderson · standalone novel · 1978

    About aliens and space exploration.

    “With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”

    from the catalogue

    similar bypolitical intriguemysteriousfar futurescience fictionspace operaspaceother star systemsadventurous

  • Cover of Quadrail
    QuadrailSeries

    series · 5 books · 2005

    About aliens.

    “Paired with the telepathically gifted Bayta, Compton investigates and fights the Modhri, a parasitic group-mind quietly seizing control of galactic leaders from within.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Night Train to Rigel →

    similar bypolitical intriguemysteriousfar futurescience fictionspace operaspace+2 more

  • Cover of Weapon Shops of Isher
    Weapon Shops of IsherSeries

    series · 5 books · 1941

    completed

    Science fiction, about political intrigue, set in far future.

    Start with The Weapon Shops of Isher →

    similar bypolitical intriguefar futurescience fiction+5 more