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Singularity SkySeries
series2 books2003
Tense in tone.
“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
from the catalogue
Start with Singularity Sky →
Jean le FlambeurSeries
series3 books2010
Hard science fiction, about virtual reality.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Quantum Thief →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
Implied SpacesNovel
Walter Jon Williamsstandalone novel2008
Reflective in tone, about virtual reality.
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries
series8 books1976
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
Start with The Outcasts of Heaven Belt →
DiasporaNovel
Greg Eganstandalone novel1997
Hard science fiction, about mind uploading and space exploration.