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PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
Mysterious in tone, about amnesia and identity, set in otherworld.
“A man lives in a huge isolated labyrinthine building partially submerged in an ocean, together with another man and 13 skeletons, which is the only world he recalls.”
from the catalogue
GrimusNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1975
About immortality and quests, set in otherworld.
“After drinking a mysterious fluid that grants him immortality, the young Axona man Flapping Eagle sets out on a centuries-long search for his vanished sister, drifting through identities and eras as the decades pass without aging him.”
from the catalogue
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
The Medusa FrequencyNovel
Russell Hobanstandalone novel1987
Magical realism, set in contemporary.
“Written in a lyrical, often magic realist style, it crosses a number of genres including comedy and fantasy.”
from the catalogue
Or What You WillNovel
Jo Waltonstandalone novel2020
About immortality and identity, set in contemporary.
LilithNovel
George MacDonaldstandalone novel1895
About identity, set in otherworld.