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LilithNovel
George MacDonaldstandalone novel1895
Fantasy, eerie and reflective in tone, about identity, set in otherworld.
GrimusNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1975
About immortality and quests, set in 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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PalimpsestNovel
Catherynne M. Valentestandalone novel2009
Set in big city.
The Time of the GhostNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1981
Ghost stories, about family secrets, set in british isles and countryside & village.
“Set in the English countryside, it features a teenage ghost who is one of four sisters, and observes the family, unable to remember which one she is.”
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The Land AcrossNovel
Gene Wolfestandalone novel2013
Set in secondary world.
GrendelNovel
John Gardnerstandalone novel1971
Mythic fantasy, dark in tone, set in europe and medieval.
“Between bouts of his war on the king of the Danish Norsemen, the monster philosophizes about life and fate.”
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