Series

Ægypt

John Crowley · 4 novels · 1 novelette · 1987–2018

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Ægypt is a fantasy tetralogy written by American author John Crowley. The series describes the life and work of Pierce Moffett, a history professor who prepares a manuscript for publication even as it prepares him for some as-yet unknown destiny, all set amidst strange and subtle Hermetic manipulations among the Faraway Hills at the border of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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  • 1980s1
  • 1990s1
  • 2000s2
  • 2010s1

Shape

4 novels · 1 novelette

1 author · completed series

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Grim and calm: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 5%.

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