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  • Cover of The Midnight World
    The Midnight WorldSeries

    series · 2 books · 2020

    Fantasy, emotional in tone, about second chance and identity.

    “In particular, they frequently wonder how different things might have been had they made other choices at pivotal moments in their lives.”

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    Start with The Midnight Library →

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  • Cover of Kairos
    KairosSeries

    series · 11 books · 1962

    completed

    Science fiction.

    Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

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  • Cover of The Blue Ant Trilogy
    The Blue Ant TrilogySeries

    series · 3 books · 2003

    Science fiction, mysterious in tone, about surveillance, set in big city.

    “Set in August and September 2002, the story follows Cayce Pollard, a 32-year-old marketing consultant who has a psychological sensitivity to corporate symbols.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Pattern Recognition →

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  • Cover of Concrete Island
    Concrete IslandNovel

    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1974

    About survival and identity, set in europe.

    “Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”

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  • Cover of After Such Knowledge
    After Such KnowledgeSeries

    series · 7 books · 1953

    completed

    “After Such Knowledge is James Blish's loosely linked trilogy on the costs of forbidden or dangerous knowledge.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Doctor Mirabilis →

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  • Cover of Lost
    LostNovel

    Gregory Maguire · standalone novel · 2001

    About identity and grief and loss, set in british isles.

    “Unlike many of Maguire's other adult novels, Lost is set in the real world.”

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