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The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about immortality, set in our world.
“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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City of Endless NightNovel
Milo Hastingsstandalone novel1920
Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in europe.
“In it's effort to remain independent, Germany has developed a strange cast society based on eugenics.”
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The Status CivilizationNovel
Robert Sheckleystandalone novel1960
Dystopia, about prison escape and amnesia.
“On Omega, his only chance to advance himself -- and stay alive -- is to commit an endless series of violent crimes.”
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Brave New WorldSeries
series8 books1932
Dystopia, set in otherworld.
“Some editions pair the novel with Huxley's own 1958 nonfiction essay collection, Brave New World Revisited, which reassesses the book's ideas rather than continuing its story.”
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Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Dystopia, about surveillance, set in our world and near future.
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, about political intrigue.
“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 Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe