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Operation ChaosSeries
series7 books1956
completed
Fantasy.
“Assembled from stories written across the 1950s and 60s, Operation Chaos was followed decades later by the direct sequel Operation Luna.”
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RoadmarksNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1979
Time travel and science fiction, about dragons.
Darker Than You ThinkNovel
Jack Williamsonstandalone novel1948
Horror, dark in tone, about shapeshifters, set in north america.
The Book of PtathNovel
A. E. van Vogtstandalone novel1947
Science fiction, about gods and survival, set in far future.
“Ptath, a very powerful god, is throwing by his deadly rival, the goddess Ineznia, on Earth, around 200,000,000 AD, in the form of a mortal, where he has to face numerous dangers to survive.”
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Conjure WifeNovel
Fritz Leiberstandalone novel1943
Horror and psychological horror, about gender and society, set in north america.
“Under the rational overlay of 20th-century civilization this sickly growth, uncultivated, unsuspected, still manages to propagate itself.”
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A Sudden Wild MagicNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1992
Fantasy and urban fantasy, about quests, set in contemporary.
“An adventurous group of good witches embarks on a perilous mission to save the earth from attack by an evil predator bent on stealing the planet's ideas, innovations, and technologies.”
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