Find your next SF/F read by mood

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dune →

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

Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in our world and north america.

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

PandoraSeries

series4 books1966

About artificial intelligence and survival, set in other star systems.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
from the catalogue

Start with Destination: Void →

Old Man's WarSeries

series16 books2005

Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in space and other star systems.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue

Start with Old Man's War →

The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel

Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966

Thriller & suspense, about immortality and rebellion and revolution, 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.”
from the catalogue

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Ender's Game →

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

More like Surrogate