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universe100 books1912

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
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Start with Tarzan of the Apes →

includes Tarzan, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa, The Tarzan Trilogy, The Wild Adventures of Tarzan

Allan QuatermainSeries

series25 books1885

Adventure, adventurous in tone, about expeditions, set in 19th century.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
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Start with Marie →

AyeshaSeries

series8 books1886

Fantasy, about immortality, set in 19th century.

“The Ayesha books follow H. Rider Haggard's immortal sorceress-queen Ayesha, introduced in his 1887 novel She as the ruler of a hidden civilization who has waited millennia for her lost love to be reborn.”
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Start with She →

Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Science fiction and dystopia, set in our world and near future.

The Sheep Look UpNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1972

Science fiction and dystopia, about ecological collapse, set in north america.

FootfallNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world.

“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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