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PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
Mysterious in tone, about amnesia and identity.
“A man lives in a huge isolated labyrinthine building partially submerged in an ocean, together with another man and 13 skeletons, which is the only world he recalls.”
from the catalogue
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
AnathemNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel2008
Hard science fiction, challenging in tone, set in secondary world.
LilithNovel
George MacDonaldstandalone novel1895
Eerie in tone, about identity.
The Forgotten Beasts of EldNovel
Patricia A. McKillipstandalone novel1974
About wizards and coming of age, set in secondary world.
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about psychic powers, set in north america and near future.