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Lord of LightSeries
series5 books1967
About gods and reincarnation.
“One of their own, called Sam, breaks with the pantheon to return forbidden knowledge to the ordinary people they rule, touching off a war among the self-styled gods.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dawn →
AcornaUniverse
universe16 books1997
Science fiction, about aliens, set in space.
“A silver-horned child drifts alone in an escape pod, and three grizzled asteroid miners haul her aboard, not yet knowing they have adopted a legend.”
from the catalogue
Start with Acorna: The Unicorn Girl →
includes Acorna's Children
RestoreeNovel
Anne McCaffreystandalone novel1967
Science fiction, tense in tone, about transported to another world.
“Torn from Earth by a bizarre and nameless black force, Sara has no idea where she is or why she inhabits a beautiful new body.”
from the catalogue
Pit DragonSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Science fiction.
“Dragon's Blood traces that bond between boy and dragon from theft to the pits; the sequels, Heart's Blood and A Sending of Dragons, follow Jakkin further as the stakes around the dragons and his own status widen.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dragon's Blood →
WondLaSeries
series3 books2010
Science fiction, about coming of age and aliens.
“Tony DiTerlizzi's WondLa trilogy follows Eva Nine, a twelve-year-old girl raised in isolation underground by a robot guardian, who emerges onto a surface world populated by strange alien life and sets out to find others like herself.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Search for WondLa →
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Science fiction, about space exploration and coming of age.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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