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Classic Sci-Fi Books

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Dune by Frank Herbert book cover

Dune

Author: Frank Herbert

Year: 1965

Rating: 4.23

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing conscio…

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Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks book cover

Consider Phlebas

Author: Iain M. Banks

Year: 1987

Rating: 3.86

The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right…

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