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James Herbertstandalone novel1977

Emotional in tone, about reincarnation, set in contemporary.

“A dog named Fluke is barely more than a puppy when fragments of a life that isn't his own surface in his mind -- memories of a wife, a daughter, a job, an entire human existence he can't reconcile with the body he's now living in.”
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The SirenNovel

Kiera Cassstandalone novel2009

Romance, emotional in tone, about forbidden love, set in contemporary.

“You can speak to us, and you can always commune with the Ocean, but you are deadly to humans.”
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A Song for Ella GreyNovel

David Almondstandalone novel2014

Mythic fantasy, about forbidden love and music, set in contemporary.

“A modern retelling of the myth of Eurydice and Orpheus.”
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DeerskinNovel

Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993

Dark fantasy and fairy tale retelling, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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ReplayNovel

Ken Grimwoodstandalone novel1987

Time travel, about second chance and time loop, set in late 20th century.

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