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  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    Set in far future.

    “There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”

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    Start with Foundation →

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    includes The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, Foundation, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

  • Cover of Lock In
    Lock InSeries

    series · 3 books · 2014

    Police procedural, set in near future and north america.

    “John Scalzi's series follows a rookie FBI agent investigating crimes that exploit this new class of disability and technology, across the novels Lock In and Head On plus the interstitial oral history Unlocked.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Lock In →

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  • Cover of Unwise Child
    Unwise ChildNovel

    Randall Garrett · standalone novel · 1962

    Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, set in spaceship and near future.

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  • Cover of The City and the Stars
    The City and the StarsNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1956

    About space exploration and immortality, set in other star systems and far future.

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  • Cover of Blade Runner Universe
    Blade Runner UniverseSeries

    series · 6 books · 1968

    Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about identity, set in near future.

    “Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →

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  • Cover of The Best of Isaac Asimov selections
    The Best of Isaac Asimov selectionsSeries

    series · 3 books · 1973

    completed

    Set in far future.

    Start with The Best of Isaac Asimov →

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