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TarzanUniverse
universe100 books1912
Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.
“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
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Start with Tarzan of the Apes →
includes Tarzan, The Wild Adventures of Tarzan, The Tarzan Trilogy, Tarzan and the Martian Legion, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa
The Lad and the LionNovel
Edgar Rice Burroughsstandalone novel1938
Adventure, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in early 20th century and our world.
“The text was apparently expanded for book publication, as certain incidentals of the story reflect the political situation of Europe in the late 1930s rather than the mid-1910s.”
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Mortal EnginesUniverse
universe14 books2001
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic.
“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
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Start with Mortal Engines →
includes Hungry City Chronicles / Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines Prequels
Bright's PassageNovel
Josh Ritterstandalone novel2011
Historical fiction, emotional and reflective in tone, about grief and loss.
“The first chapter had been previously released for free download on Ritter's official website.”
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Angel DownNovel
Daniel Krausstandalone novel2025
Historical fiction, challenging in tone, set in europe.
“The protagonist is a draft dodger and then an army private who encounters an angel on the battlefield.”
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FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
Science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens, set in contemporary.
“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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