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Jean le FlambeurSeries
series3 books2010
Science fiction and space opera, challenging in tone, about virtual reality and artificial intelligence, set in far future and space.
“Jean le Flambeur is a master thief broken out of a virtual prison to pull off one more impossible heist, in a solar system reshaped by uploaded minds, post-human factions, and economies built on memory and privacy themselves.”
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Singularity SkySeries
series2 books2003
Science fiction and space opera, tense and challenging in tone, about artificial intelligence and technological singularity, set in far future and space.
“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
About political intrigue.
“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, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
About robots and war.
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Against a Dark BackgroundNovel
Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993
Adventurous in tone, about magical artifacts and found family.
PolityUniverse
universe72 books1992
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
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Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →
includes Ian Cormac, Transformation, Rise of the Jain, Spatterjay, Time's Shadow