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series5 books1967

Science fantasy, about reincarnation, set in far future and other star systems.

“One of their own, called Sam, breaks with the pantheon to return forbidden knowledge to the ordinary people they rule, touching off a war among the self-styled gods.”
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Start with Dawn →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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.”
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Start with Northern Lights →

includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust

American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy

The Broken SwordNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1954

Mythic fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world and medieval.

“A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.”
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Incarnations of ImmortalitySeries

series8 books1983

About immortality, set in contemporary.

“WorldCat: Zane belongs to a world in which the scientific revolution has been followed by the revolution of magic, and he is thrust into the role of Death.”
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Start with On a Pale Horse →

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