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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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Start with The Man in the High Castle →

Galactic MilieuSeries

series10 books1981

completed

About aliens.

“From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Many-Colored Land →

Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Dystopia, about genetic engineering and rebellion and revolution, set in far future.

“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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The Demolished ManNovel

Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in far future.

“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
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Carrion ComfortNovel

Dan Simmonsstandalone novel1989

Horror and psychological horror, dark in tone.

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and 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

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