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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, set in far future.
“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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Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dystopia, about totalitarianism and gender and society, set in north america.
“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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Start with The Handmaid's Tale →
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Cyberpunk, about robots, set in big city.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →
FridayNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1982
Adventurous in tone, about genetic engineering and race and racism, set in north america.
“Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans.”
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The World Jones MadeNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1956
Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, set in north america.
“The mutant Floyd Jones, who can see into the future, plans to overthrow the system and colonise space.”
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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence and virtual reality, set in big city.
“Johnny Mnemonic, an early short story set in the same fictional milieu, predates the novels and introduces the courier Molly Millions before her role in the trilogy.”
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Start with Neuromancer →