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  • Cover of Nazhuret of Sordaling / Lens of the World
    Nazhuret of Sordaling / Lens of the WorldSeries

    series · 3 books · 1990

    Set in secondary world.

    “R. A. MacAvoy's trilogy continues through King of the Dead and Winter of the Wolf, following Nazhuret further into the politics of a court he was never meant to be part of.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Lens of the World →

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  • Cover of Restoree
    RestoreeNovel

    Anne McCaffrey · standalone novel · 1967

    Science fiction and science fantasy, about transported to another world, set in other star systems.

    “Torn from Earth by a bizarre and nameless black force, Sara has no idea where she is or why she inhabits a beautiful new body.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Imperial Galaxy
    Imperial GalaxySeries

    series · 2 books · 2012

    Science fiction and space opera, set in space and far future.

    “Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Confusion of Princes →

    similar byidentitypolitical intrigue+2 more

  • Cover of Kindred
    KindredNovel

    Octavia E. Butler · standalone novel · 1979

    Science fiction and time travel, about slavery and race and racism.

    “Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations, and for high school and college courses.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Alliance-Union Universe
    Alliance-UnionUniverse

    universe · 173 books · 1976

    Science fiction, set in far future.

    “Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Heavy Time →

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    includes Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, Unionside, Hanan Rebellion, Company Wars, Morgaine, Mri Wars, Chanur

  • Cover of Darker Than You Think
    Darker Than You ThinkNovel

    Jack Williamson · standalone novel · 1948

    Science fantasy, about shapeshifters, set in north america and mid 20th century.

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