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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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Start with Dune →

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

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About totalitarianism, set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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Start with The Hunger Games →

includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels

HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Reflective in tone, set in 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 →

Chaos WalkingSeries

series5 books2008

Set in other star systems.

Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in other star systems.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

includes Moties, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion

LoganSeries

series8 books1967

Science fiction and dystopia, set in far future.

“William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson's Logan's Run imagines a future society that maintains its population and resources by requiring everyone to die at 21, hunted down by enforcers called Sandmen if they refuse.”
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Start with Logan's Run →

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