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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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dune →

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

Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961

First contact, about aliens, set in north america and near future.

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School, First Formic War, Second Formic War

Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

Post-apocalyptic, set in far future and north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

RiverworldSeries

series37 books1965

Set in far future and other star systems.

“The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans who ever lived throughout history have been resurrected.”
from the catalogue

Start with River of Eternity →

Cosmic Trilogy (C. S. Lewis)Series

series4 books1938

completed

About aliens, set in other star systems.

Start with Out of the Silent Planet →

More like Newton's Sleep