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Terra IgnotaSeries
series4 books2016
Science fiction, challenging in tone, about political intrigue, set in far future and our world.
“After three centuries of a global near-utopia, a minor crime and a miracle child begin to unravel the social system and lead the world to technologically advanced total war.”
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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, 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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includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
Past MasterNovel
R. A. Laffertystandalone novel1968
Time travel.
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens, set in north america and near future.
Beyond This HorizonNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Dystopia, about genetic engineering and rebellion and revolution, set in north america.
“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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TritonNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1976
About identity, set in other star systems.