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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 Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
Space opera, about political intrigue and aliens.
“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
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ArmorNovel
John Steakleystandalone novel1984
Military science fiction, about aliens and madness.
This Gilded AbyssSeries
series1 book2023
About survival and plague and pandemic, set in underwater.
“Consigned as Kessandra’s bodyguard, Nix grudgingly boards the Luminosity, a luxurious submersible that offers the only transportation to Fall.”
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Start with This Gilded Abyss →
The Status CivilizationNovel
Robert Sheckleystandalone novel1960
Dystopia, about prison escape and amnesia.
“On Omega, his only chance to advance himself -- and stay alive -- is to commit an endless series of violent crimes.”
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Xan-Sskarn WarSeries
series1 book2010
Military science fiction, about aliens and war, set in space.
“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
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Start with Ragnarok →