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universe13 books1995

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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includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust

The Broken SwordNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1954

Mythic fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.”
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction, funny in tone, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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includes Dirk Gently, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

ArthorSeries

series4 books1994

Mythic fantasy.

“A. A. Attanasio's Arthor tetralogy retells the Arthurian legend against a post-Roman Britain torn between warring Celts, Saxons, and supernatural forces, continuing the cosmic fantasy world he began in The Dragon and the Unicorn.”
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The Crock of GoldNovel

James Stephensstandalone novel1912

Humor and mythic fantasy, whimsical in tone, about fae.

Mother of KingsNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel2001

Historical fantasy, about witches and political intrigue, set in scandinavia.

“As a child of just seven summers, Gunnhild finds herself fascinated with the powers of a witchwoman who is concubine of her father's, a powerful Norse chieftain.”
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