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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

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

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →

includes Dirk Gently, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Rivers of LondonSeries

series32 books2011

Urban fantasy, mysterious in tone, set in british isles and big city.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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Start with Rivers of London →

Nursery CrimesSeries

series2 books2005

Fantasy.

“The Big Over Easy turns Humpty Dumpty's fall into a murder investigation; The Fourth Bear follows with the Gingerbread Man as a serial killer.”
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Start with The Big Over Easy →

Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.Series

series37 books2012

Set in our world.

Start with Death Warmed Over →

Thursday NextSeries

series8 books2001

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about books and reading.

“Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels follow a literary detective in an alternate England who can jump physically into the world of books to solve crimes against literature itself.”
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Start with The Eyre Affair →

Midnight LouieSeries

series38 books1990

completed

Set in north america and big city.

“Carole Nelson Douglas' long-running mystery series, most entries titled with cat-and-color wordplay such as Cat in a Diamond Dazzle, follows both Louie and Temple across dozens of books.”
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Start with Crystal Days →

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