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PymSeries

series5 books1838

About expeditions and survival, set in arctic & antarctica and 19th century.

“Jules Verne wrote an unauthorized 1897 sequel, An Antarctic Mystery, resolving Poe's cliffhanger in more rationalist terms, while Mat Johnson's 2011 novel Pym uses Poe's original as the springboard for a satirical modern story about race.”
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Start with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket →

Sea BeggarsSeries

series2 books2004

Set in secondary world.

“A stunning blend of visionary storytelling and majestic prose, The Mark of Ran is a new masterpiece of imaginative fiction.”
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Start with The Mark of Ran →

On Stranger TidesNovel

Tim Powersstandalone novel1987

Historical fantasy, set in age of sail & 18th century.

The Cult of LilythSeries

series2 books2024

Dark fantasy and grimdark, about revenge, set in secondary world.

“After being falsely accused of killing his mother, Taran ran away to avoid the noose.”
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Start with Tooth and Nail: An Epic Dark Fantasy Adventure →

New CrobuzonSeries

series4 books2000

Weird fiction, challenging in tone, set in secondary world.

“The New Crobuzon books are three standalone novels by China Miéville set in and around New Crobuzon, a vast, corrupt industrial city in his invented world of Bas-Lag where magic, biopunk technology, and several sentient species coexist.”
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Start with Perdido Street Station →

VampiratesSeries

series7 books2005

About vampires.

“The term Vampirate refers to a vampire living on the pirate ship Nocturne, later changed to Nocturnal to differentiate themselves from rebellious and uncontrolled Vampirates.”
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Start with Demons of the Ocean →

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