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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
LilithNovel
George MacDonaldstandalone novel1895
Eerie in tone, set in otherworld.
PhantastesSeries
series4 books1858
Mythic fantasy, about quests, set in fairyland.
Start with Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women →
GrimusNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1975
Literary & general, about immortality and quests, set in otherworld.
“After drinking a mysterious fluid that grants him immortality, the young Axona man Flapping Eagle sets out on a centuries-long search for his vanished sister, drifting through identities and eras as the decades pass without aging him.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, about aliens, set in our world and near future.