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PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
About amnesia and identity, set in otherworld.
“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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The Thief of AlwaysNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1992
Dark fantasy, about coming of age, set in otherworld.
“Once inside, Harvey meets fellow children Wendell and Lulu, the elderly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her cats, and settles into a routine of enchantment that starts to feel too perfect.”
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Glory RoadSeries
series2 books1963
Adventurous in tone, about quests.
“A veteran of the US military finds himself enlisted in a sword and sorcery style quest by a beautiful warrior empress from a coalition of different universes.”
from the catalogue
Start with Glory Road →
The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series
series2 books2024
Mystery & detective, set in secondary world and big city.
“Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Silverblood Promise →
His Dark MaterialsUniverse
universe13 books1995
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue
Start with Northern Lights →
includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust
AlmuricSeries
series1 book1964
Adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.
Start with Almuric →