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Christopher Prieststandalone novel2002

Alternate history and science fiction, about identity, set in early 20th century.

“The author introduces a deliberate confusion by giving these brothers identical initials – J.L. Sawyer – one known as Jack and the other as Joe.”
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Vergil MagusSeries

series9 books1969

Fantasy and historical fantasy, about wizards, set in ancient world.

“The Phoenix and the Mirror opens with Vergil undertaking to forge a magical mirror of true seeing; Vergil in Averno and The Scarlet Fig carry him through further commissions and intrigue told in Davidson's dense, digressive prose.”
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Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1969

Literary & general, about war, set in mid 20th century.

“Vonnegut opens in his own voice, describing the twenty years it took him to face writing about surviving the firebombing of Dresden as a POW.”
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The Last ManNovel

Mary Shelleystandalone novel1826

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about last of their kind and plague and pandemic.

“The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by the rise of a bubonic plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the entire globe, ultimately resulting in the near-extinction of humanity.”
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Mother NightNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962

Literary & general, about identity, set in our world and mid 20th century.

“Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American playwright who grew up in Germany, writes his memoirs from an Israeli prison cell awaiting trial for war crimes.”
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Von BekSeries

series4 books1965

Dark in tone.

“Michael Moorcock's Von Bek novels follow the Von Bek family across different historical periods, part of his wider Eternal Champion multiverse.”
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