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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
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, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
About robots.
“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue
Start with Foundation →
includes Foundation, Trantorian Empire, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation (Original Stories)
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
About identity, set in other star systems.
“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ancillary Justice →
includes Imperial Radch
CommonwealthUniverse
universe12 books2002
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.
“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dreaming Void →
includes Void Trilogy, Commonwealth Saga, Chronicle of the Fallers
The Moon Is a Harsh MistressNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1966
About rebellion and revolution and space colonization, set in the moon.
The AlgebraistNovel
Iain M. Banksstandalone novel2004
About aliens, set in other star systems.