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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.”
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includes Dune, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
Tense in tone, 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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Kefahuchi Tract TrilogySeries
series3 books2002
Set in space.
“M. John Harrison's Kefahuchi Tract trilogy circles a strange, physics-breaking anomaly in deep space that draws scientists, smugglers, and drifters into its pull across different eras.”
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CarnivalNovel
Elizabeth Bearstandalone novel2006
About gender and society, set in space.
Singularity SkySeries
series2 books2003
Tense in tone, about technological singularity and artificial intelligence, set in space.
“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
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The AlgebraistNovel
Iain M. Banksstandalone novel2004
Adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in space.