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TritonNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1976
About gender and society and political intrigue.
A Time of ChangesNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971
About faith and religion.
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, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
Building Harlequin's MoonNovel
Larry Niven & Brenda Cooperstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction, about terraforming and space colonization, set in the moon.
“The first interstellar starship, John Glenn, fled a Solar System populated by rogue AIs and machine/human hybrids, threatened by too much nanotechnology and rife with political dangers.”
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HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →
WyrmsNovel
Orson Scott Cardstandalone novel1987
Science fiction, reflective in tone, about identity, set in other star systems and far future.
“Card describes a version of the tri-partite soul, similar to that articulated by Plato in the Republic.”
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