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The Substance of a DreamNovel
F. W. Bainstandalone novel1919
Dark in tone, about revenge, set in secondary world.
“Presented as a translation of an unidentified Hindu myth, but is a fantasy of Bain's.”
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The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924
Whimsical in tone, about fae, set in fairyland and secondary world.
PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
Mysterious in tone, about amnesia and identity.
“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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LilithNovel
George MacDonaldstandalone novel1895
Eerie in tone, about identity.
GrimusNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1975
About immortality and quests, set in islands.
“After drinking a mysterious fluid that grants him immortality, the young Axona man Flapping Eagle sets out on a centuries-long search for his vanished sister, drifting through identities and eras as the decades pass without aging him.”
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FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
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