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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Adventurous in tone, about survival and space exploration.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, 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, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
ArmorNovel
John Steakleystandalone novel1984
Military science fiction, dark in tone, about aliens and madness.
Chaos WalkingSeries
series5 books2008
Dystopia, dark in tone.
Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →
JanissariesSeries
series4 books1979
Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and slavery.
“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
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Start with Janissaries →
The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in north america.
“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels