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universe173 books1976

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 Unionside, Company Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Chanur, Mri Wars, Age of Exploration, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars

VitalsNovel

Greg Bearstandalone novel2002

Tense in tone, about immortality, set in our world and contemporary.

“Fueled by a wealth of research, an overdose of self-confidence, and the money of influential patrons to whom he makes outrageous promises, Hal experiments with organisms living in the hot thermal plumes in the ocean depths.”
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FrameshiftNovel

Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1997

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

“A driven man, Pierre works with the awareness that he may not have long to live: he has a fifty-fifty chance of dying from Huntington's disease, an incurable hereditary disorder of the central nervous system.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961

About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.

Gun, with Occasional MusicNovel

Jonathan Lethemstandalone novel1994

Mystery & detective, set in north america and near future.

“Maybe falling in love a little with her at the same time.”
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Brave New WorldSeries

series8 books1932

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in far future and 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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