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Fata MorganaNovel
William Kotzwinklestandalone novel1977
Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about reincarnation and murder investigation.
“Picard is a hunter of the purest instincts, with an appetite for the ladies, a taste for lemon tarts, and a policeman's nose for hard realities.”
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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth
Mirror MirrorNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2003
Dark in tone, set in our world and renaissance and early modern.
HiddenseeNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2017
Reflective in tone, about art and artists.
“Presents an imaginative tale rooted in early nineteenth-century German Romanticism that explores parallels between the origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.”
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The Lady RogueNovel
Jenn Bennettstandalone novel2019
Adventure, about enemies to lovers.
“Theodora Fox is a lot of things, but a proper lady is not one of them.”
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The Kronos ChroniclesSeries
series3 books2008
Fantasy, about magical artifacts, set in renaissance and early modern.
“Twelve-year-old Petra, accompanied by her magical tin spider, goes to Prague hoping to retrieve the enchanted eyes the Prince of Bohemia took from her father, and is aided in her quest by a Roma boy and his sister.”
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Start with The Cabinet of Wonders →