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  • Cover of The Culture
    The CultureUniverse

    universe · 21 books · 1987

    Space opera, set in far future and galactic scale.

    “No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”

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    Start with Consider Phlebas →

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  • Cover of Radchaai Universe
    RadchaaiUniverse

    universe · 11 books · 2012

    Space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

    “Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ancillary Justice →

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  • Cover of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
    The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

    series · 11 books · 1895

    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 →

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  • Cover of The Terminal Experiment
    The Terminal ExperimentNovel

    Robert J. Sawyer · standalone novel · 1995

    About identity, set in north america.

    “Sawyer received a writer's reserve grant from the Ontario Arts Council in 1993 in support of his writing the novel.”

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  • Cover of 2312
    2312Novel

    Kim Stanley Robinson · standalone novel · 2012

    Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and terraforming, set in far future.

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  • Cover of Player Piano
    Player PianoNovel

    Kurt Vonnegut & Jr. · standalone novel · 1952

    Dystopia, about class conflict, set in north america and near future.

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