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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
About political intrigue, set in 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, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
About political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ancillary Justice →
includes Imperial Radch
RedshirtsNovel
John Scalzistandalone novel2012
Satire, funny in tone.
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Adventurous in tone, about revenge and survival, set in other star systems.
TeixcalaanSeries
series2 books2019
About political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Memory Called Empire →
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Adventurous in tone, about aliens and space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →