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series6 books1955

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Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about faith and religion, 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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The Long TomorrowNovel

Leigh Brackettstandalone novel1955

Set in small town.

“Set in the aftermath of a nuclear war, it portrays a world where scientific knowledge is feared and restricted.”
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The Mormon SeaSeries

series6 books1985

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

“Orson Scott Card's Folk of the Fringe stories follow small communities of Mormon survivors rebuilding after a devastating nuclear war has reduced America to scattered, struggling settlements.”
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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, 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, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe, Heroes of Dune

The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Tense in tone, about genetic engineering and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Deus IraeNovel

Philip K. Dick & Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1976

About gods.

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