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universe11 books2012

Science fiction and space opera, about identity and political intrigue, set in far future and space.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
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includes Imperial Radch

series2 books2019

Science fiction and space opera, reflective and tense in tone, about identity and political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
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Start with A Memory Called Empire →

Citizen of the GalaxyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age and slavery.

“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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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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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

About artificial intelligence, set in galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
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Start with Consider Phlebas →

includes Culture

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and 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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Start with Dune →

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

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