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  • Cover of Sally Lockhart
    Sally LockhartSeries

    series · 4 books · 1985

    Mystery & detective, about murder investigation.

    Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

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    The PrestigeNovel

    Christopher Priest · standalone novel · 1995

    Literary & general, about identity and art and artists, set in our world.

    “There's a lot of focus on a trick, where he seems to move across any width of stage in an instant, and on a feud with another magician, Angier.”

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  • Cover of Midnight Is a Place
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    Joan Aiken · standalone novel · 1974

    Gothic, about coming of age and loneliness, set in our world.

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  • Cover of Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
    Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)Series

    series · 26 books · 1991

    Set in age of sail & 18th century.

    “Initially set around the time of the Second World War, it focuses on nurse Claire Beauchamp, who travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Outlander →

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  • Cover of The Raven King
    The Raven KingSeries

    series · 13 books · 1996

    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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    Start with The Ladies of Grace Adieu →

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  • Cover of The Artifact Hunters
    The Artifact HuntersSeries

    series · 8 books · 2013

    About magical artifacts.

    “Cara has a simple mission in London – finalize her father's estate and sell off his damned collection of priceless artifacts.”

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    Start with Nefertiti's Heart →

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