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Thursday NextSeries
series8 books2001
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in british isles.
“Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels follow a literary detective in an alternate England who can jump physically into the world of books to solve crimes against literature itself.”
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Start with The Eyre Affair →
CrosstalkNovel
Connie Willisstandalone novel2016
Romance, about psychic powers and friendship, set in north america.
“In a similar situation to Bellwether and Passage, the main character, Briddey Flannigan, is part of a larger institution who gets caught up in series of escalating events.”
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Martians, Go HomeNovel
Fredric Brownstandalone novel1955
Humor and alien invasion, about aliens.
Lock & KeyNovel
Gordon Bonnetstandalone novel2015
Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in europe.
“When Darren Ault meets his friend Lee McCaskill for dinner, he doesn't expect the second course to be a gunshot to the head.”
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Nightmare at the Book FairNovel
Dan Gutmanstandalone novel2008
Fantasy and adventure, about transported to another world.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse
universe18 books1979
Humor, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →
includes Dirk Gently, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy