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PymSeries

series5 books1838

About expeditions and survival, set in arctic & antarctica and 19th century.

“Jules Verne wrote an unauthorized 1897 sequel, An Antarctic Mystery, resolving Poe's cliffhanger in more rationalist terms, while Mat Johnson's 2011 novel Pym uses Poe's original as the springboard for a satirical modern story about race.”
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Start with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket →

Pirate LatitudesNovel

Michael Crichtonstandalone novel2009

Historical fiction, about heist, set in latin america and renaissance and early modern.

“HarperCollins published the book posthumously on November 26, 2009.”
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Crimson SailsSeries

series3 books2023

Fantasy, about vampires, set in otherworld.

“Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger.”
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Start with Hunt on Dark Waters →

The Bookman UniverseSeries

series6 books2010

Steampunk, mysterious in tone, set in 19th century and british isles.

Start with The Bookman →

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, Morgaine, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration, Unionside, Era of Rapprochement

VampiratesSeries

series7 books2005

Fantasy, about vampires.

“The term Vampirate refers to a vampire living on the pirate ship Nocturne, later changed to Nocturnal to differentiate themselves from rebellious and uncontrolled Vampirates.”
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Start with Demons of the Ocean →

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