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series2 books1976

Dark in tone, about redemption and faith and religion.

“In Inferno, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle send a science fiction writer to his death and drop him into a modern-dress version of Dante's nine circles of Hell, where he must reason his way toward understanding why he has been damned.”
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Skinjacker TrilogySeries

series4 books2006

Set in otherworld and contemporary.

“From copyright page: When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash, they end up in Everlost, or limbo for lost souls, where although Nick is satisfied, Allie will stop at nothing - even skinjacking - to break free.”
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What Dreams May ComeNovel

Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1978

Emotional and hopeful in tone, about grief and loss and faith and religion.

“A man who dies and finds himself in the afterlife is concerned about the state of mind of his widow, who doesn't believe in life after death.”
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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

KatabasisNovel

R. F. Kuangstandalone novel2025

Adventurous and dark in tone, about wizards and quests.

The Great DivorceNovel

C. S. Lewisstandalone novel1945

Literary & general, reflective in tone, about faith and religion.

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