Books like The Lazarus effect by Frank Herbert

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune follows Paul Atreides as he rises from betrayed heir to the enigmatic Muad'Dib, guarding the precious spice melange that fuels galactic politics and extends life.

Set centuries after a nuclear apocalypse, the monks of St. Matthew’s preserve the remnants of 20th‑century science, safeguarding knowledge for future generations amid a feudal society.

God Emperor of Dune follows Leto I, son of Paul Atreides, who has transformed into a noble, immortal sandworm creature to rule the desert planet Sietch after 3,500 years have passed.

Ursula K. Le Guin’s landmark 1969 novel explores a gender‑fluid alien society on the ice‑bound world of Gethen, challenging human assumptions about sex, politics, and humanity through a compelling diplomacy adventure.

Children of Dune follows twins Leto and Ghanima Atreides, heirs to the fallen Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, as they navigate prophetic powers, political intrigue, and a struggling Empire ruled by their aunt Alia on Arrakis.

When a secret agency of temporal engineers rewrites history to secure humanity’s future, one man rebels to protect a loved one, sparking a battle that ends the bureaucracy and restores individual destiny.

When the massive Fithp spacecraft from Alpha Centauri arrives in the Solar System, humanity faces a bold and terrifying challenge: an extraterrestrial species intent on conquering Earth.

Dr. Abner Perry and his student face a malfunctioning digger that sends them deep beneath Earth, where they discover the prehistoric world of Pellucidar, ruled by telepathic Majars and inhabited by giant creatures, and must rally human tribes to fight for freedom.

In Robert Silverberg’s science‑fiction novel, a former colonial officer returns to the alien world of Belzagor to seek redemption for crimes against its two intelligent species, the Nildoror and Sulidoror, whose ritual of rebirth he disrupted.

Second part of Asimov’s Lucky Starr series.

Robert Silverberg’s Hugo‑winning novella "Nightwings" explores a world dominated by the mystical Avluela the Flier, whose scarlet and ebony wings guide a lone watcher to an ancient city, leaving the sky and space unguarded.

Octavia E. Butler’s second novel in the Patternist saga, “Mind of My Mind” opens the series as a prequel to the earlier work, Patternmaster.

A young officer, David Starr, investigates mysterious Martian food poisonings that threaten Earth's survival and may signal an alien plot to sabotage humanity's colonies.

Frank Herbert’s speculative science‑fiction novella, The Santaroga Barrier, follows psychologist Gilbert Dasein as he investigates the mysterious, isolated California town of Santaroga, where residents remain unseen, uninhabitable to outsiders, and possibly subject to a strange, unseen force.

An anthology showcasing female protagonists in science‑fiction adventures—from starship captains and planetary rulers to explorers, engineers, artists, pirates, and rogues—highlighting women’s roles in interplanetary voyages and space opera.

On the galactic prison of Chthon, a utopian hell where the universe’s worst criminals are condemned to eternal suffering, Aton must defy the impossible and escape to discover the forbidden siren-spirit who doomed him.

In a far‑future Earth rendered uninhabitable by pollution, a fractured human society survives in biodomes while colonies on Mars, Venus, the Moon, and the gas giants thrive under different ideologies. An anarchist agent of the Revolution Committee seeks peace amid a catastrophic clash of worlds.

Clifford D. Simak’s science‑fiction tale follows Fletcher, Cynthia and Elmer as they navigate a deserted Earth turned into an interstellar mausoleum and discover whether humanity can be reborn.

A 20th‑century man named Clay is thrown into a distant future where Earth is inhabited by evolved human species—Skimmers, Eaters, Awaiters, Breathers, Interceders, and Destroyers—prompting a journey of discovery and self‑reflection.

A tragic sequel to the original Star Trek film, focusing on the aftermath of Spock's death and the discovery of a new planet by the USS Enterprise.

PART I: Background 1. About Emotion2. Issues of Research, Classification, and MeasurementPART II: The Cognitive-Motivational-Relational Theory 3. The Person-Environment Relationship, Motivation, and Coping4. Cognition and Emotion5. Issues of CausalityPART III: Individual Emotions 6. Goal-Incongruent (Negative) Emotions7. Goal-Congruent (Positive) and Problematic EmotionsPART IV: Emotional Development 8. Individual Development9. Social InfluencePART V: Practical Applications 10. Emotions and Health11. Implications for Research, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention

Pahin on palannut Jännitystä pelkäämätön yleisö saa toivomansa: uusi Joona Linna -dekkari on vuoden trilleritapaus! Hyytävän jännityksen huippunimi Lars Kepler kiihdyttää komeasti jatkaessaan Joona Linnan tarinaa. Kansainväliseksi menestykseksi noussut sarja tunnetaan sietämättömän vetävästä kerronnasta ja kovia kokeneen mutta empaattisen rikoskomisario Joona Linnan hahmosta.Karmivan pelottavan Kaniininmetsästäjän lopussa Joona Linna seisahtui uuden kynnykselle. Takana oli pitkä vankeusrangaistus ja piinaava sarjamurhaajan jahti, edessä elämä vapaudessa. Jatkaako omapäinen Joona Linna yhä yksinäisenä sutena? Ja voiko edes hän enää kuvitella olevansa turvassa?"Väkevää ja vimmatun vetävää."– Berlignske"Julma, pirullinen – ja piinaavan viihdyttävä: Lars Kepler ei kirjoita trillereitä heikkohermoisille."– Verdens Gang"Jo ensimmäisestä luvusta olet kiikissä kuin pelokas ja sokaistunut eläin, juonen kauheissa kahleissa."– Berlingske"Joona Linna on hahmo, jonka parissa viihtyy, niin yksinkertaista se on."– Trønder-Avisa