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JulianSeries
series19 books1976
Mythic fantasy, about deal with the devil and quests, set in secondary world.
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InfernoSeries
series2 books1976
About redemption and faith and religion.
“In Inferno, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle send a science fiction writer to his death and drop him into a modern-dress version of Dante's nine circles of Hell, where he must reason his way toward understanding why he has been damned.”
from the catalogue
Start with Inferno →
Tales of the Flat EarthSeries
series14 books1978
completed
Set in secondary world.
“The novels take inspiration from One Thousand and One Nights and are similarly structured as interconnected stories.”
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Start with Night's Master →
RisenSeries
series1 book2012
Adventure, about quests, set in secondary world and at sea.
“After he saved the world from Inquisitor Mendoza's madness and the Titan's wrath, he joined the Inquisition himself to save what was left of the world.”
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Start with Dark Waters →
Lost GodsNovel
Bromstandalone novel2016
Adventurous in tone, about gods and quests.
Tender MorselsNovel
Margo Lanaganstandalone novel2008
Fairy tale retelling, about grief and loss and family secrets, set in secondary world.