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series10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods.

“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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Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
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Start with Northern Lights →

includes The Book of Dust, His Dark Materials

The Satanic VersesNovel

Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1988

Challenging in tone, about faith and religion and immigration and exile, set in british isles.

“As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.”
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The Blue Ant TrilogySeries

series3 books2003

Science fiction and techno-thriller, mysterious in tone, about surveillance.

“Set in August and September 2002, the story follows Cayce Pollard, a 32-year-old marketing consultant who has a psychological sensitivity to corporate symbols.”
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Start with Pattern Recognition →

Concrete IslandNovel

J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974

Challenging in tone, about survival and loneliness, set in europe.

“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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VALISSeries

series4 books1981

completed

Science fiction, challenging in tone, about faith and religion.

“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
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Start with VALIS →

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