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Foundation by Isaac Asimov: the empire that falls on schedule
A chess match across a thousand years, played with ideas instead of people. Read it for the argument rather than the characters, and let the thinness of the cast be part of the point.
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey: where The Expanse begins
The Expanse at its most grounded. A mystery that becomes a war, told by two narrators who never quite agree. Read it if you want space opera that feels lived in and argued over.
Dune by Frank Herbert: the one that still sets the bar
Still the benchmark. Read it for the world-building, stay for the politics, and do not be put off by the first hundred pages. The density is the point.
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