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Job: A Comedy of JusticeNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1984
Science fantasy, funny in tone, about faith and religion, set in parallel universe.
“The title is a reference to the biblical Book of Job and James Branch Cabell's book Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice.”
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American GodsSeries
series10 books1999
Mythic fantasy.
“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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GodbodyNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1986
Emotional and reflective in tone, about identity and faith and religion.
WWW TrilogySeries
series3 books2009
About artificial intelligence, set in north america.
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Space DemonsSeries
series4 books1986
“Gillian Rubinstein's Space Demons follows a group of Australian schoolkids drawn into a mysterious video game that starts pulling them physically into its world, with consequences that follow them home.”
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Rose MadderNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1995
Horror, dark and tense in tone, set in north america.