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LilithNovel
George MacDonaldstandalone novel1895
Eerie in tone.
PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
Literary & general, mysterious in tone, about amnesia and loneliness.
“A man lives in a huge isolated labyrinthine building partially submerged in an ocean, together with another man and 13 skeletons, which is the only world he recalls.”
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GrimusNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1975
Literary & general, about immortality and quests, set in islands.
“After drinking a mysterious fluid that grants him immortality, the young Axona man Flapping Eagle sets out on a centuries-long search for his vanished sister, drifting through identities and eras as the decades pass without aging him.”
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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
Astonishing the GodsNovel
Ben Okristandalone novel1995
Literary & general and magical realism.
PhantastesSeries
series4 books1858
Mythic fantasy, whimsical in tone, about quests, set in fairyland.
Start with Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women →