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FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
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 Trantorian Empire, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Positronic Robot Stories, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)
Great North RoadNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2012
Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in british isles and other star systems.
Greg MandelSeries
series5 books1993
Mystery & detective, tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in british isles.
“Greg Mandel is a former special-forces soldier with a psychic 'gland' implant for reading emotions, working as a private investigator in a near-future Britain recovering from an authoritarian climate-crisis government.”
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Start with Mindstar Rising →
The Oracle YearNovel
Charles Soulestandalone novel2018
Thriller & suspense, about psychic powers and identity, set in north america.
The AvatarNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1978
About space exploration, set in far future and space.
“With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”
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StarplexNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1996
First contact, about space exploration and war, set in space.
“For nearly twenty years Earth's space exploration had exploded outward, thanks to a series of mysterious, artificial wormholes.”
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