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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in 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 Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe, Heroes of Dune

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Science fiction, about robots, 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 →

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

The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

series11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
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Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

RiverworldSeries

series37 books1965

Set in other star systems.

“The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans who ever lived throughout history have been resurrected.”
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Start with River of Eternity →

The City and the StarsNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956

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

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