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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.”
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Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Background of the Dune Universe, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune

Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

RiverworldSeries

series37 books1965

Set in other star systems.

“The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans who ever lived throughout history have been resurrected.”
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Start with River of Eternity →

The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

About genetic engineering and survival, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961

First contact, about aliens, set in north america and near future.

A Time of ChangesNovel

Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971

About identity, set in other star systems.

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