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Lucifer's HammerNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1977
Set in late 20th century.
Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries
series3 books2010
About political intrigue.
“The resulting collapse triggers mass death, a crisis over presidential succession, and mysterious Moon-launched fusion strikes on Washington and Chicago, while a shadowy neofeudalist movement moves into the vacuum.”
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War Against the ChtorrSeries
series7 books1983
About aliens and war.
“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
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Where Late the Sweet Birds SangNovel
Kate Wilhelmstandalone novel1976
About cloning.
Ship BreakerSeries
series3 books2010
“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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EarthseedSeries
series7 books1993
Dystopia, about faith and religion.
“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
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Start with Parable of the Sower →