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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and 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

Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961

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

The Hammer of GodNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1993

Hard science fiction, tense in tone, about space exploration, set in near future.

“Set in the year 2109, it deals with the discovery of an asteroid to be on course to collide with Earth and depicts the mission for deflecting the asteroid by using fusion thermal rockets.”
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Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

Post-apocalyptic, set in far future and north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

PandoraSeries

series4 books1966

About artificial intelligence and survival, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
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Start with Destination: Void →

RiverworldSeries

series37 books1965

Set in far future and 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 →

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