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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

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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includes Dune Prequels, Dune, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →

includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently

The Race for GodNovel

Brian Herbertstandalone novel1990

About faith and religion and aliens, set in other star systems.

“God, it turns out, lives on the planet Tananius-Ofo in the distant galaxy 722C12009.”
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Douglas Adams's Starship TitanicNovel

Terry Jonesstandalone novel1997

Humor, whimsical in tone, about robots.

“At the heart of a galaxy of which we know nothing, the greatest, most advanced starship ever known has been built -- the Starship Titanic.”
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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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includes Foundation, The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

HeecheeSeries

series19 books1972

completed

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

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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Start with Gateway →

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