Dune is incredibly unique. Scifi without computers and genetic magic. All politics. The books are outstanding.
Caves of Qud was my first contact with post post-apocalypse. Can't even begin to convey how strange and magical everything feels in that universe.
This is the photo I use as an example when people complain about editing in photography. The diagonal shadow was famously added in post production:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_Ho#%22Approaching_Shadow%22,_1954_%E3%80%8A%E9%99%B0%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8B