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universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue

Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Fantasy, 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Northern Lights →

includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust

SparrowSeries

series2 books1996

First contact, about aliens, set in other star systems and near future.

“The title refers to Gospel of Matthew 10:29–31, which relates that not even a sparrow falls to the earth without God's knowledge thereof.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Sparrow →

NationNovel

Terry Pratchettstandalone novel2008

Fantasy, about survival and found family, set in islands.

GodbodyNovel

Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1986

About gods and identity, set in our world and contemporary.

SamariaSeries

series9 books1996

Science fantasy, about angels, set in secondary world.

Start with Archangel →

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