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For questions about a book of long narrative in literary prose, in order to distinguish it from other types of story. Do NOT use this tag for every question which happens to be about a novel. Use to either identify the media on a [story-identification] question or disambiguate works where the tag covers the novel and its form in other media.
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Fantasy novel about a nobleman on a quest
Could be Harry Turtledove's 'Gerin the Fox' books (possibly written as Eric Iverson).
From Goodreads:
When the barbarous Trokmoi killed his father and older brother, he
became Baron of Fox Keep, …
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Novel with a mix of real world and gods
This is (at least part of) the plot of The Magician King by Lev Grossman. Takes place in our modern world, but where magic is real. The god they summon in Murs, France is Reynard the Fox, who does i …
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Which book was this: it involved common genetic engineering, supermen, fourth dimensional mu...
I've been wracking my mind to track down a book I read in 1981 or so.
What I remember: It was set in the nearish future and genetic engineering was common. Some people had super or even godlike power …
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Fantasy novel in which protagonist battles against sorcerous empire with troops immune to pain?
Could this be The Web of Wizardry by Juanita Coulson? The invaders are ruled by wizards, who enchanted their troops to feel no pain. The troops dress all in white. Our hero's land is called "Kranti …
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Novel (or perhaps novella) involving Minoan "jumping the bull" as metaphor for black hole li...
I think this is "Artifact", by Gregory Benford. Published in 1985. I remember reading it around then.
This is the link to the author's site for the book.
The blurb from Goodreads:
A small cu …
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Fantasy novel series where a water and air wizard battles a fire and earth wizard
This is Janny Wurts' Cycle of Fire series, consisting of Stormwarden, Keeper of the Keys, and Shadowfane. The first was published in 1984, and the others in 1988.
The main character gains power over …
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Once a year, invading aliens attempt to teleport the Earth to their home star
Sci-fi novel about a post-apocalyptic Earth. Alien spheres are supressing electrical technology
Sci-fi novel: aliens ignore humans, put up giant structures all over Earth …
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80's Post apocalyptic novel with psychic centaurs and organic airships
I believe this is Dark is the Sun, by Philip Jose Farmer. It's set in the very far future, the characters travel in/on a giant plant pod for part of their adventures, and one of the characters is a p …
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80's (or earlier) post-apocalyptic novel with a sort of mountain man with a animal companion
Andre Norton's Star Man's Son, (sometimes called Daybreak 2250 A.D.)
It's post-apocalyptic, and the lone hero has a large cat companion. I read it first in the early 80s, so it immediately popped into …
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The youngest person on Earth in a society of immortals
Could be Gryphon by Crawford Kilian, published in 1989. The backstory is that Earth received the gift of extremely high technology from interstellar transmissions. This resulted in a 'singularity' t …
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Trying to identify an old sci-fi novel: a group of space travellers visiting a planet previo...
This could be Star Rangers (also known as The Last Planet) by Andre Norton, originally from 1953. It's a short book. It's been decades since I read it; I'm going by the Wikipedia synopsis here.
A sc …
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What is a top-shaped ship in Battlestar Galactica?
Cylon Basestars in the 1978 series looked a bit like two wide, shallow cones connected base-to-base, like this. Could that have been it?
Now that I see your wireframe picture, maybe the book publish …
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Trying to remember a contemporary fantasy novel involving white and black magic lodges
Your description was somewhat familiar to me, and I was picturing the right book, but it's not part of the series I thought. I looked through my collection and found it: The Eye in the Stone, by Alle …
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Book series about post alien invasion Earth being exploited
Could this be Battlefield Earth? I have not read the books, but I have seen (the Rifftrax comedy version of) the movie. It's set long after the alien 'Psyclos' have conquered Earth and are mining it. …
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