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The PrestigeNovel
Christopher Prieststandalone novel1995
Literary & general and historical fiction, about identity and family secrets.
“There's a lot of focus on a trick, where he seems to move across any width of stage in an instant, and on a feud with another magician, Angier.”
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The Unmaking of June FarrowNovel
Adrienne Youngstandalone novel2023
Time travel, about curses and family secrets, set in contemporary.
“In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her.”
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The Sea LadyNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1902
Set in british isles.
“The inspiration for the novel came when Wells caught a glimpse of May Nisbet, the daughter of The Times drama critic, John Ferguson Nisbet, in a bathing suit during her visit to Sandgate.”
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ZanoniNovel
Edward Bulwer-Lyttonstandalone novel1842
Gothic, reflective in tone, about immortality.
The Raven KingSeries
series13 books1996
About fae, set in british isles.
“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
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Bid Time ReturnNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1975
Science fiction and time travel, emotional and bittersweet in tone.
“In 1980, it was made into the film Somewhere in Time, the title of which was used for subsequent editions of the book.”
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