Books like The Amber Spyglass
12 books with a reading profile close to The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. Deep; a moderate read.
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Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4)
Also deep · philosophy, narrative
Tenar, once a high priestess and now a widow, lives a quiet life farming on the island of Gont until she adopts Therru, a girl severely burned and scarred by her own family.
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2
Momo
by Michael Ende
Also deep · philosophy, narrative
Michael Ende's 'Momo' is a captivating allegorical fantasy that tells the story of a mysterious little girl named Momo who possesses the unique ability to listen.
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3
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
Also deep · philosophy, narrative
After a cargo ship sinks in the Pacific Ocean, sixteen-year-old Pi Patel finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with an adult Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
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4
The Lions of Al-Rassan
Also deep · narrative, literary
Set in a reimagined medieval Spain, the story traces the collision of three rival cultures: the Asharites, the Jaddites, and the Kindath.
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5
Who Fears Death
narrative, literary
In a post-apocalyptic Sudan, the light-skinned Nuru people systematically oppress the dark-skinned Okeke.
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6
The Spear Cuts Through Water
narrative, literary
In the Strangled Empire, three oppressive princes rule through terror and magical birthrights under their father, the Old Emperor.
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7
Tales from Earthsea
Also deep · narrative, literary
This collection consists of five stories and a factual appendix documenting the history and mechanics of the archipelago.
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8
Desert Solitaire
by Edward Abbey
Also deep · philosophy, narrative
Edward Abbey recounts his seasons as a seasonal ranger at Arches National Monument in the late 1950s.
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9
The Water Dancer
narrative, literary
Hiram Walker is born into bondage on a Virginia plantation, the son of an enslaved woman and the white man who owns them both.
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10
Tigana
narrative, literary
Set in a Mediterranean-inspired peninsula called the Palm, the narrative centers on a group of rebels attempting to overthrow two rival sorcerer-kings, Brandin of Ygrath and Alberico of Barbentain.
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11
The Solitaire Mystery
Also deep · philosophy, narrative
Hans Thomas travels with his father from Norway to Greece to find his long-lost mother.
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12
Three Daughters of Eve
by Elif Shafak
philosophy, narrative
Peri is an Istanbul housewife in her thirties, married with a child, who is at a dinner party when a mugger takes her bag and she chases him.
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