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The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
About political intrigue.
“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
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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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Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
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 Spatterjay, Transformation, Ian Cormac, Rise of the Jain, Time's Shadow
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Adventurous in tone, about identity, set in space.
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
About robots and war, set in space.
Start with Berserker →
Xan-Sskarn WarSeries
series1 book2010
Military science fiction, about war, set in space.
“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
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Start with Ragnarok →