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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, about political intrigue, set in 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
About robots.
“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue
Start with Foundation →
includes The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Trantorian Empire, Foundation, The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, Foundation (Original Stories)
The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries
series11 books1895
Science fiction.
“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →
Last MenUniverse
universe21 books1930
Science fiction, challenging and reflective in tone, set in far future.
“Two billion years of human history, narrated at the speed of a geologist.”
from the catalogue
Start with Star Maker →
includes Last and First Men, Star Maker
City at the End of TimeNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2008
Hard science fiction and cosmic horror, about ecological collapse, set in north america.
“The Kalpa is attempting to ward off the Typhon, an inexplicable entity that has consumed the rest of the ancient universe and broken down the laws of physics.”
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Past MasterNovel
R. A. Laffertystandalone novel1968
About faith and religion and political intrigue.