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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction, funny in tone, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →

includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently

Artemis FowlSeries

series15 books2001

About fae.

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
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Start with LEPrecon →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
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Start with City of Bones →

includes The Eldest Curses, Magnus Bane, The Dark Artifices, The Infernal Devices, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Last Hours

The Dresden FilesSeries

series56 books2000

About wizards, set in north america and big city.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
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Start with Welcome to the Jungle →

Fionavar UniverseSeries

series5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal fantasy, emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
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Start with The Summer Tree →

Rivers of LondonSeries

series32 books2011

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, set in british isles and big city.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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Start with Rivers of London →

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