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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, 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.”
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includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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includes Era of Rapprochement, Unionside, Age of Exploration, Mri Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Company Wars, Chanur, The Hinder Stars

Implied SpacesNovel

Walter Jon Williamsstandalone novel2008

Space opera, about artificial intelligence and virtual reality, set in space.

Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Dystopia, about genetic engineering and rebellion and revolution, set in our world.

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

series8 books1932

Dystopia, about class conflict, 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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A Time of ChangesNovel

Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971

About faith and religion, set in other star systems.

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