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The Anubis GatesSeries
series3 books1983
Time travel and fantasy.
“The plot concerns an English professor who participates in a time travel experiment and ends up trapped in the 19th century.”
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The Twelfth EnchantmentNovel
David Lissstandalone novel2011
About political intrigue.
“After the death of her beloved father, she is forced to maintain a shabby dignity as the unwanted boarder of her tyrannical uncle, fending off marriage to a local mill owner.”
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The Lie TreeNovel
Frances Hardingestandalone novel2015
Fantasy, about coming of age and family secrets.
Trouble with LichenNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1960
Reflective in tone, about gender and society, set in mid 20th century.
“Biochemists Diana Brackley and Francis Saxover, working independently, both isolate a compound from a rare lichen that appears to dramatically slow the aging process.”
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The Raven KingSeries
series13 books1996
About fae.
“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
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Slade HouseNovel
David Mitchellstandalone novel2015
Horror and gothic, eerie in tone, set in late 20th century.
“Slade House originated as a Twitter story which was then developed into a full novel, and is a companion to The Bone Clocks.”
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