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series10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“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 →

Mythago WoodSeries

series7 books1984

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Mythic fantasy, eerie in tone, set in british isles.

“The first novel follows Stephen Huxley investigating his family's obsession with the wood after his father's death; Holdstock continued the cycle across further novels and stories exploring different characters and eras.”
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Start with Mythago Wood →

The Best-Kept SecretNovel

Emily Roddastandalone novel1988

Time travel, about coming of age.

“Eleven-year-old Jo takes a magical carousel ride seven years into the future, where she and her fellow travelers face a decision involving a possible change in the nature of reality.”
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The Starless SeaNovel

Erin Morgensternstandalone novel2019

Whimsical in tone, about books and reading and quests.

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 The Book of Dust, His Dark Materials

The Great Victorian CollectionNovel

Brian Moorestandalone novel1975

Eerie in tone, about madness.

“When he awakes he finds that he can no longer distinguish the dream from reality.”
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