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Danger BoySeries
series4 books2001
Set in our world.
“A twelve-year-old boy from the twenty-first century, a girl from medieval Alexandria, Egypt, and a super-intelligent young saurian from an alternative Earth--each for different reasons--join together in travels through time and space.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ancient Fire →
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth
Time for the StarsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956
Hard science fiction, about psychic powers, set in space.
“Explorer spaceships need a way to communicate back to earth in a timely manner when they are light years away.”
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The Last MapmakerNovel
Christina Soontornvatstandalone novel2022
Fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world and at sea.
MarcusSeries
series4 books1954
completed
Historical fiction, set in british isles.
“Later books, including The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers, follow his descendants through Britain's slow slide out of the Empire.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Eagle of the Ninth →
CosmicNovel
Frank Cottrell Boycestandalone novel2008
About space exploration, set in space and contemporary.
“Super-sized, eleven-year-old Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space.”
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