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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
About aliens and survival.
“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
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FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
About robots.
“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 →
includes Trantorian Empire, Foundation, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation (Original Stories)
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, War World, Falkenberg's Legion, Laurie Jo Hansen
The Kindom TrilogySeries
series3 books2023
Set in space.
“A star system away, preternaturally stoic Chono and brilliant hothead Esek - the two most brutal clerics of the Kindom - are tasked with hunting Jun down.”
from the catalogue
Start with These Burning Stars →
The Sardonyx NetNovel
Elizabeth A. Lynnstandalone novel1981
About slavery, set in space and spaceship.
“The slave trade is the most lucrative business on Chabad.”
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