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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction, funny in tone, 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

American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Mythic fantasy.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

KairosSeries

series11 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

series15 books1976

completed

Horror and gothic, dark in tone, about vampires.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
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Start with Northern Lights →

includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust

AlderleySeries

series4 books1960

Mythic fantasy, about quests, set in british isles.

“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
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Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →

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