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EarthseedSeries
series7 books1993
Dystopia, about faith and religion.
“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
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Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries
series3 books2010
About political intrigue.
“The resulting collapse triggers mass death, a crisis over presidential succession, and mysterious Moon-launched fusion strikes on Washington and Chicago, while a shadowy neofeudalist movement moves into the vacuum.”
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