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Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in far future and north america.

“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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SlanSeries

series2 books1946

Science fiction, set in our world.

“The two novels together bracket a single continuing narrative rather than an ongoing series.”
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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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includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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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.”
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includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel

Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966

Thriller & suspense, about immortality and rebellion and revolution, set in far future.

“Tens of thousands of years in the future, Earth is ruled by the Optimen, a genetically engineered aristocracy that has made itself functionally immortal, while ordinary people, the Folk, live under strict reproductive control.”
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