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universe38 books1950

Fantasy and portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia

The MartianSeries

series2 books2012

Science fiction and hard science fiction, about survival, set in mars.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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Start with The Martian →

Double StarNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956

Science fiction, about political intrigue, set in far future.

“Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar.”
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Islands in the SkyNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952

Science fiction, about space colonization and space exploration, set in near future.

“Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”
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Doctor DolittleSeries

series27 books1920

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in early 20th century and our world.

“Lofting wrote twelve novels between 1920 and 1936, beginning with The Story of Doctor Dolittle, with two further story collections published after his 1947 death.”
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Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts →

FirestarterNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1980

Tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in north america and contemporary.

“WorldCat: Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror...”
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