by Frank Herbert (1969)
Twelve years after becoming Emperor, Paul Muad’Dib finds himself trapped by his own prescience and the unstoppable galactic jihad waged in his name as conspiracies brew in the shadows of his imperial palace.
Frank Herbert
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 consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for.
Isaac Asimov
Mathematician Hari Seldon uses the revolutionary science of psychohistory to predict the imminent collapse of the 12,000-year-old Galactic Empire and creates the Foundation at the edge of the galaxy to preserve human knowledge and shorten the dark ages.
H. G. Wells
The food of the gods and how it came to earth is a celebrated work by H. G. Wells (Father of Science Fiction), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.
Iain M. Banks
Against a Dark Background is a celebrated work by Iain M. Banks (British Science Fiction Award Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.