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Lauren ChaseSeries
series1 book2014
Fantasy and portal fantasy, mysterious and eerie in tone, about identity and quests, set in contemporary.
“The residents she meets there tell her she's going to have to figure out just what she's missing--and what she's running from--before she can leave.”
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Mythic fantasy, about fae and amnesia.
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About coming of age, set in british isles and secondary world.
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About transported to another world, set in parallel universe.
“The narrative follows a department store salesman as he tries to track down his short-lived girlfriend.”
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Mystery & detective, about murder investigation and political intrigue.
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Literary & general, about amnesia and loneliness.
“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.”
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