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series11 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, 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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includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust

The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries

series9 books1987

Post-apocalyptic, set in far future.

“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
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The Broken EarthSeries

series5 books2014

Science fantasy, dark in tone, about ecological collapse.

“N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is set on the Stillness, a single supercontinent wracked every few centuries by civilization-ending climate catastrophes called Fifth Seasons.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Post-apocalyptic, reflective in tone, about genetic engineering, set in far future.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

series19 books2007

Paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary.

Start with Vampire Academy →

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