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The Mist in the MirrorNovel
Susan Hillstandalone novel1992
Ghost stories and gothic, mysterious in tone.
TimelineNovel
Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1999
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in europe and medieval.
Allan QuatermainSeries
series25 books1885
Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in africa.
“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
from the catalogue
Start with Marie →
Walter GoodwinSeries
series3 books1918
completed
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century and lost world.
“The two books follow Goodwin from one uncanny expedition to the next rather than forming a tightly plotted continuing saga.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Moon Pool →
The Twenty-One BalloonsNovel
William Pène du Boisstandalone novel1947
Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in islands.
“The events and ideas are based both on scientific fact and imagination, and the descriptions are accompanied by illustrations by du Bois.”
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AyeshaSeries
series8 books1886
Fantasy, about immortality.
“The Ayesha books follow H. Rider Haggard's immortal sorceress-queen Ayesha, introduced in his 1887 novel She as the ruler of a hidden civilization who has waited millennia for her lost love to be reborn.”
from the catalogue
Start with She →