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CryptonomiconNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1999
Thriller & suspense and historical fiction, about family secrets.
“The second timeline takes place during the present, filled with the offspring of the main characters in the first timeline.”
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MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.
“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue
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includes The Kharkanas Trilogy, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy
The PowerNovel
Naomi Aldermanstandalone novel2016
Dystopia, about gender and society and class conflict, set in near future.
The Iron DreamNovel
Norman Spinradstandalone novel1972
Satire, set in alternate earth and mid 20th century.
Ape and EssenceNovel
Aldous Huxleystandalone novel1948
Dystopia and satire, dark in tone, set in mid 20th century.
Worldwar UniverseSeries
series8 books1994
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens.
Start with In the Balance →