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Kai LungSeries

series62 books1900

completed

Fantasy, whimsical in tone.

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Lost HorizonNovel

James Hiltonstandalone novel1933

Literary & general, about faith and religion, set in mountains and early 20th century.

The Years of Rice and SaltNovel

Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2002

Alternate history and science fiction, about reincarnation, set in our world.

“What if the Black Death had killed nearly everyone in Europe instead of a third of it?”
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Empire of the SunSeries

series2 books1984

completed

Historical fiction, reflective in tone, about coming of age.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
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Bridge TrilogySeries

series4 books1990

Science fiction and cyberpunk, set in near future and big city.

“Set in a near-future California, the novel takes place after an earthquake has damaged the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and turned it into an improvised settlement known as the Bridge.”
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Cloud AtlasNovel

David Mitchellstandalone novel2004

Literary & general and science fiction, challenging in tone.

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