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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.”
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Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune

The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

series11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
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Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

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 →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

Post-apocalyptic, about faith and religion, set in 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 →

Thousand WorldsSeries

series24 books1971

Science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

“George R.R. Martin's Thousand Worlds is a loose future-history setting he used for several of his 1970s-80s stories and novels, encompassing human interstellar colonization and encounters with older, stranger civilizations.”
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Start with The Hero →

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