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The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers

The City of Dreaming Books

Zamonien #4

Walter Moers

461 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

277 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction classics fantasy literary young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

Jitterbug Perfume

Tom Robbins

342 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy magical realism challenging funny reflective slow-paced
Finder by Emma Bull

Finder

Borderland #6

Emma Bull

320 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Dr. Bloodmoney by Philip K. Dick

Dr. Bloodmoney

Philip K. Dick

266 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction science fiction adventurous slow-paced
Bordertown by Midori Snyder, Ellen Kushner, Terri Windling, Emma Bull, Mark Alan Arnold

Bordertown

Borderland #2

Midori Snyder, Ellen Kushner, Terri Windling, Emma Bull, Mark Alan Arnold

256 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy short stories adventurous informative slow-paced
The Penultimate Truth by Philip K. Dick

The Penultimate Truth

Philip K. Dick

191 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

War for the Oaks

Emma Bull

309 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Gunslinger by Stephen King

The Gunslinger

The Dark Tower #1

Stephen King

231 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane

So You Want to Be a Wizard

Young Wizards #1

Diane Duane

323 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous hopeful medium-paced