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  • Cover of Anathem
    AnathemNovel

    Neal Stephenson · standalone novel · 2008

    Hard science fiction, challenging in tone, about faith and religion.

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  • Cover of Earthsea
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    universe · 19 books · 1964

    Epic fantasy, about wizards.

    “There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”

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    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1961

    First contact, about faith and religion, set in north america and near future.

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    Childhood's EndNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1953

    First contact, bittersweet in tone, set in our world and near future.

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  • Cover of The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
    The Forgotten Beasts of EldNovel

    Patricia A. McKillip · standalone novel · 1974

    About wizards and coming of age.

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    Annals of the Western ShoreSeries

    series · 3 books · 2004

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    About coming of age.

    “Each book has different main characters and settings, but the books are linked by some recurring characters and locations.”

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