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The Gods ThemselvesNovel
Isaac Asimovstandalone novel1972
Set in parallel universe and the moon.
2312Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
About terraforming and space colonization, set in venus & inner planets.
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera.
“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 →
includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
ThistledownSeries
series5 books1978
completed
About space exploration.
Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →
A Meeting with MedusaSeries
series2 books1971
About space exploration and immortality, set in outer planets & moons.
“Arthur C. Clarke's A Meeting with Medusa follows an astronaut, badly injured in an earlier disaster, on a solo balloon expedition into Jupiter's atmosphere, where he encounters vast floating lifeforms unlike anything previously catalogued.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Meeting with Medusa →
HegiraNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1979
About artificial intelligence.