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Lord of LightSeries
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
Fantasy, 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
American GodsSeries
series10 books1999
Fantasy and 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 →
Last MenUniverse
universe21 books1930
Science fiction, challenging and reflective in tone, set in far future.
“Two billion years of human history, narrated at the speed of a geologist.”
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Start with Star Maker →
includes Star Maker
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, Witness Trilogy, Night of Knives
The Broken SwordNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1954
Fantasy and mythic fantasy, 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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