10 books for fans of The Twelve
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The Butlerian Jihad
Legends of Dune • Book 1
by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
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Ten thousand years before Paul Atreides, humanity wages its first war against artificial intelligence in the conflict that will shape the Dune universe forever.
★ 4.02 Goodreads (90.2K ratings) - 2
Ender's Shadow
Ender's Shadow • Book 1
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While Ender commanded armies, Bean—a street-smart child genius—survived through pure intellect, revealing the hidden machinations behind humanity's most crucial military training.
★ 4.32 Goodreads (180.6K ratings) - 3
This Inevitable Ruin
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7
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Floor nine brings Faction Wars: nine alien-sponsored armies battling for a central castle in the Dungeon Crawler system's most elaborate death match yet.
★ 4.68 Goodreads (74.1K ratings) - 4
Middle Falls Time Travel Omnibus: Books 4-6
Middle Falls Time Travel #4-6 • Book 16
by Shawn Inmon, Tamara Marston, Charlie Thurston, Adam Verner
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Three distinct time travel adventures follow characters grappling with extraordinary abilities, impossible choices, and the weight of changing history. Each story stands alone while exploring different aspects of temporal displacement.
★ 4.68 Goodreads (387 ratings) - 5
11/22/63
by Stephen King
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Jake Epping finds a diner's back room leads to 1958, launching his mission to stop Lee Harvey Oswald while navigating how the past resists alteration.
★ 4.35 Goodreads (667.2K ratings) - 6
Second Foundation
Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 3
by Isaac Asimov
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Both the Mule and the Foundation search for the mysterious Second Foundation, but teenage Arkady may be the only one who knows its true location.
★ 4.28 Goodreads (204.3K ratings) - 7
Foundation's Edge
Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 4
by Isaac Asimov
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Set centuries after the original trilogy, psychohistory itself becomes suspect when Foundation councilor Trevize questions whether humanity's future is truly secure from hidden manipulation.
★ 4.19 Goodreads (99.4K ratings) - 8
Foundation
Foundation • Book 3
by Isaac Asimov
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Asimov's classic launches his Foundation saga as mathematician Hari Seldon uses psychohistory to predict the Empire's fall and establish humanity's path through barbarism.
★ 4.17 Goodreads (600.9K ratings) - 9
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Blade Runner
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In a world where owning a real animal is the ultimate status symbol, android hunters question the line between human and artificial consciousness. Dick's paranoid vision inspired Blade Runner.
★ 4.09 Goodreads (517.9K ratings) - 10
Pathfinder
Pathfinder • Book 1
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Time isn't linear when you can see every path a person has ever walked, and Rigg's strange gift threatens to unravel his world's carefully hidden secrets. Card builds a fascinating magic system around temporal perception and consequence.
★ 4.01 Goodreads (25.1K ratings)