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PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
Mysterious in tone, about amnesia, set in otherworld.
“A man lives in a huge isolated labyrinthine building partially submerged in an ocean, together with another man and 13 skeletons, which is the only world he recalls.”
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Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
About survival, set in contemporary and europe.
“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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LostNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2001
About family secrets, set in contemporary and british isles.
“Unlike many of Maguire's other adult novels, Lost is set in the real world.”
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GrimusNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1975
About immortality and quests, set in otherworld and islands.
“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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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“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
ReplayNovel
Ken Grimwoodstandalone novel1987
Time travel, about second chance and time loop, set in late 20th century.